Pretext for further controlling net traffic: Will swine flu crash the Internet?

Related: SEC and Homeland Security need Web backup, GAO says

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In its response to the GAO, the DHS said it didn't know which agency had clear or specific authority to allow telecom, cable and satellite companies to block or slow traffic to cope with congestion. The FCC can grant exceptions to its Internet access rules that would allow prioritization of certain traffic in instances where public safety is in jeopardy.


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