Skype to FCC: Keep Internet Open & Neutral
Skype , a big proponent of open networks and net neutrality, in a filing today with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) argued that net neutrality was “about growing the broadband ecosystem and preserving a borderless, open Internet” and it would “promote investment, jobs and innovation.” The company said that it “welcomes the Commission’s focus on preserving an open Internet and strongly supports…
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