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Coming Soon: The Web Toll

Now a freeway, the Internet might soon become a turnpike. How new laws could transform cyberspace-and the way you surf it

By Tim Folger Posted 06.01.2006 at 2:00 am 0 Comments

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What if the Internet were like cable television, with Web sites grouped like channels into either basic or premium offerings? What if a few big companies decided which sites loaded quickly and which ones slowly, or not at all, on your computer?

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