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In an ironic twist to the Net Neutrality debate, a Federal Court ruled that Broadband service could not be considered an Information service (as opposed to a Telecommunications Service) for purpose of law enforcement wiretaps. It is the Information service designation that large cable and telecom companies are using to justify their right to deliver tiers of service or deny customers the right to attach their own devices to the wire. If the services are not "private networks" for purposes of law enforcement, should they not be "Common Carriers" for purposes of Net Neutrality regulation?

Calling Andy Schwartzman!

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In an ironic twist to the Net Neutrality debate, a Federal Court ruled that Broadband service could not be considered an Information service (as opposed to a Telecommunications Service) for purpose of law enforcement wiretaps. It is the Information service designation that large cable and telecom companies are using to justify their right to deliver tiers of service or deny customers the right to attach their own devices to the wire. If the services are not "private networks" for purposes of law enforcement, should they not be "Common Carriers" for purposes of Net Neutrality regulation?

Calling Andy Schwartzman!

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Calling Andy Schwartzman!

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