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Bringing freedom back to the Internet

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Published February 25, 2016 5:03am ET
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Bringing freedom back to the Internet
"Instead of expanding the scope of an 80-year-old law beyond recognition, we should trust the good judgment and common sense of the American people to decide what works and what doesn’t." (AP File Photo/Susan Walsh) | Susan Walsh

A year ago today, five unelected bureaucrats at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decided to exploit an 80-year-old law meant for regulating radio, telephone, and telegraph operations, in order to begin regulating the Internet.

As unprecedented a step as this was, it was not the first time FCC bureaucrats attempted a takeover of the Internet.

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