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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai is following through on his pledge to repeal 2015 regulations designed to ensure that internet service providers treat all online content and apps equally. Pai distributed his alternative plan to the net neutrality rules to other FCC commissioners Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, in preparation for a Dec. 14 vote on the proposal. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

In Focus: Net neutrality

By Perspective Staff | December 4, 2017

On Dec. 14 Congress will vote to repeal net neutrality, the principle that protects equal internet service.Rachel FraineyIt is unethical for the internet to be sold like cable packages. Repealing net neutrality restricts lower income citizens from free...