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Rep. Jeff Fortenberry’s staggering hypocrisy on net neutrality

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Published December 13, 2017 5:30pm ET
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Rep. Jeff Fortenberry’s staggering hypocrisy on net neutrality
It is shameful for Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., to imply that the current FCC is guilty of aiding "monopolistic domination" in the internet service provider market, when as a City Council member, Fortenberry repeatedly supported policies enshrining Time Warner's near-monopoly over Lincoln that persists to this day. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) | Nati Harnik

On Monday, Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., took to Twitter in support of so-called “net neutrality” rules set to be overturned by the FCC this week.

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