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To the Point

The FCC Proposes New Rules for the Internet

To the Point

KCRW

News

4.4583 Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2015

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

As the Internet becomes more and more vital to modern life, the battle over so-called "net neutrality" is heating up more than ever in Washington. Will new regulations guarantee "fast, fair and open" access, or get in the way of investment in new technology?

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Hi, I'm Armin Olney. Thanks so much for listening to To the Point and Which Way, L.A.

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conversations with creators and directors and actors and more about what makes them tick, and each

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From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

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New rules for the Internet.

0:36.9

Hello again, I'm Arminolny, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

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a daily look at the issues Americans care about most. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is advocating that

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internet providers be required to maintain net neutrality. He's the one-time chief lobbyist for the

0:51.6

cable industry, but he's turned on former employers,

0:54.6

including Comcast and Tom Warner.

0:57.1

Under his rules, the cable and phone companies could not increase their profits by selling

1:01.2

faster access to some websites while denying it to everyone else.

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Google, Netflix, many businesses and consumer groups call that a major victory, but another

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battle in 10 years of warfare may just be beginning.

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Today's talking point, NBC news anchor Brian Williams, has a credibility problem.

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First, here's the news.

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Support for To the Point comes from the members of KCRW and from the Public Radio International Program Fund. Hello again, I'm Armin Al-Naback with To the Point as the Internet becomes more and more vital to modern life.

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The battle over so-called net neutrality is heating up more than ever in Washington.

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Will new regulations guarantee fast, fair, and open access, or get in the way of investment in new technology? Today's talking point, Brian Williams of NBC News, has often reported that he was

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