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Is net neutrality about to come to an end?

Hello again, I'm Aronaldi, and this is To the Point.

The Federal Communications Commission calls it restoring internet freedom, but whose freedom is the FCC talking about?

AT&T, Verizon, and other broadband providers are now regulated like utilities, required to give access to all content at equal speed.

That's net neutrality. The FCC would eliminate the neutrality and allow broadband companies to charge some websites more than others,

creating fast lanes for those who could afford them,

and slow lanes for those who pay less.

So, what's at stake for startups that depend on equal access to innovate and to grow?

And for consumers like you and me. First, here's the news.

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The FCC has received 22 million comments on its proposal to eliminate net neutrality for Internet access.

Now, the public comment period is over, and a final decision is likely to come very soon. We'll hear why a regulatory issue has generated

so much interest and what the potential consequences might be for internet users day by day.

First, this news update, six people, three of them in their 70s, died in

the Hollywood Florida nursing home that had no air conditioning after Hurricane Irma

knocked out power and disabled the backup generator. Here's Mayor Josh Levy with CNN outside the facility.

I think we're all dumbfounded as to how this could happen, knowing that there are so many opportunities for medical care, and no less realize this privately held facility is next door, literally 30 feet away from a regional hospital that has trauma units and the most sophisticated medical care around.

It begs the question of how are we preparing these types of facilities for multi-day power outages in the heat of summer?

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