After a decade of debate, the federal government is poised to change how it regulates Internet access, to make it more like telephone service and other public utilities.
The Federal Communications Commission is set to vote Thursday on broad new rules to enforce the principle of net neutrality — the idea that Internet providers should treat all traffic on their networks equally.
For the first time, the rules would apply fully to wireless broadband as well — and some big wireless companies are pushing back.
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