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Google, Microsoft Push for 'Net Neutrality' Law

Google and Microsoft are urging Congress to pass a law that would prohibit operators of high-speed internet services from prioritizing certain types of traffic -- such as online video -- over others.

The so-called "net neutrality" law would regulate how bandwidth is distributed. Day to Day technology correspondent Xeni Jardin explains the proposed law and competing legislation in the U.S. Senate.

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Xeni Jardin
Xeni Jardin can be heard on NPR’s Day to Day, offering technology insights for listeners nationwide. Jardin is also a contributing writer for Wired Magazine, as well as a tech culture journalist and co-editor of the collaborative weblog BoingBoing.net, the award-winning "Directory of Wonderful Things."