What are the pros and cons of net neutrality?

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If you aren’t Comcast, Verizon, Centurylink, Cox, Charter there are no downsides. I would argue that internet needs to be classified as a utility like electricity is. My electricity is cheap and works 99.999% Comcast can’t say the same.

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