President Obama, who came out strongly in favor of an equal internet for all citizens, endorsing "net neutrality" position that was part of his campaign platform, isn’t that different from the thoughts of Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler, Wheeler said.
Wheeler opposed net neutrality
Wheeler, a former lobbyist for large telecom concerns, had previously opposed net neutrality and instead supported a plan that would allow large media companies to pay to receive access to a “fast lane” on the Internet while those smaller companies who couldn’t afford this privilege.
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