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One Year Later, the Internet Somehow Survived Repeal of Obama FCC Regulations

By Timothy H. Lee
Wednesday, January 02 2019

Remember when repealing Obama-era internet regulations meant death for the internet, and many of us along with it? One needn't travel far back in time. It was one year ago that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under Chairman Ajit Pai oversaw that welcome repeal. The histrionic reactions were farcical and immediate. In The New York Times, columnist Farhad Manjoo penned a piece entitled "The Internet Is Dying. Repealing Net Neutrality Hastens That Death": The internet is dying. Sure, technically, the internet still works. Pull…

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