McSweeny: FCC order is best defence against anticompetitive behaviour

Charles McConnell

24 July 2017

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Terrell McSweeny, a commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission, yesterday said that the Federal Communications Commission's Open Internet Order is the best tool to protect against anticompetitive behaviour in the internet provider industry.

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Charles McConnell

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