The Gov't Should Keep Its Regulatory Hands Off the Internet
13 June 2014
Timothy Lee, CFIF's Senior Vice President of Legal and Public Affairs, discusses net neutrality and the misguided push to have the federal government regulate broadband Internet under Title II of the Communications Act.
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