Because it takes away the control those companies have over how you access information on the internet.

So far, weve only seen a few instances of ISPs abusing that control.

Verizon ultimately said it wasnt a net neutrality issue, instead blaming a customer service error.

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But with proper net neutrality laws, that kind of throttling wouldnt even be possible.

Netflix estimatesthat it takes 7GB to stream one hour of 4K footage from its service.

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Ultimately, it comes down to profit.

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