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>AT&T>No Such Agency [contract].
>AT&T>GOOG/FB/etc. 'prevent unfair censorship' PUSH.
>Internet Bill of Rights.
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https://qcodefag.github.io/

AT&T Calls for Legislation to Prevent Unfair Censorship on Google, Facebook

>AT&T called for an “Internet Bill of Rights” and argued that Facebook and Google should also be subjected to rules that would prevent unfair censorship on their platforms.
AT&T, one of the largest telecommunications companies, called for Congress to enact an “Internet Bill of Rights” which would subject Facebook, Google, and other content providers to rules that would prevent unfair censorship on Internet Service Providers (ISPs) such as Comcast or AT&T as well as content providers such as Facebook and Google.

>AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson wrote, “Congressional action is needed to establish an ‘Internet Bill of Rights’ that applies to all internet companies and guarantees neutrality, transparency, openness, non-discrimination and privacy protection for all internet users.”
Stephenson posted the ad in the New York Times, Washington Post, and other national news outlets on Wednesday.
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https://archive.fo/gCZ3k
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/24/att-calls-facebook-google-also-net-neutrality-rules/

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Consumers Need an Internet Bill of Rights - AT&T

>Government rules for the internet have been debated for nearly as long as the internet has existed, even before a professor coined the term “net neutrality” 15 years ago.

>The internet has changed our lives and grown beyond what anyone could have imagined. And it’s done so, for the most part, with very few—but often changing—rules. Regulators under four different presidents have taken four different approaches. Courts have overturned regulatory decisions. Regulators have reversed their predecessors. And because the internet is so critical to everyone, it’s understandably confusing and a bit concerning when you hear the rules have recently changed, yet again.

>It is time for Congress to end the debate once and for all, by writing new laws that govern the internet and protect consumers.

>Until they do, I want to make clear what you can expect from AT&T.

>AT&T is committed to an open internet. We don’t block websites. We don’t censor online content. And we don’t throttle, discriminate, or degrade network performance based on content. Period.

>We have publicly committed to these principles for over 10 years. And we will continue to abide by them in providing our customers the open internet experience they have come to expect.

>But the commitment of one company is not enough. Congressional action is needed to establish an “Internet Bill of Rights” that applies to all internet companies and guarantees neutrality, transparency, openness, non-discrimination and privacy protection for all internet users.
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http://about.att.com/story/consumers_need_an_internet_bill_of_rights.html