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TechREG® Chronicle – Network Neutrality

TechREG® Chronicle May 2024

Dear Readers, Originally introduced in the 1990s, network neutrality is usually understood to refer to the principle that Internet service providers must treat all Internet communications equally. Concretely, they must offer all content providers consistent rates irrespective of content, website, platform, application, type of equipment, source or destination address, or...

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