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Google defends 'sell-out' on Net neutrality

Google defends 'sell-out' on Net neutrality

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Google has hit out at claims that it sold out on the principle of Net neutrality in an attempt to cash in on the mobile market with its Android operating system. The search giant this week published an agreement with US wireless carrier Verizon, detailing joint proposals for the future regulation of Internet traffic. News of the breakaway negotiations had earlier scuppered wider talks involving US telecoms regulator the FCC. Google and Verizon's proposals accept the...



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