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FCC Chairman Proposes 'Open Internet' Rules

Sep. 21, 2009
FCC chief Julius Genachowski says wireless carriers shouldn't be allowed to block certain types of Internet traffic flowing over their networks. He is proposing to make it a formal rule that Internet carriers cannot discriminate against certain types of traffic by degrading service.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch