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Net neutrality can raise broadband prices
Broadband prices could rise by up to one-third if regulators in Europe insist on strict “net neutrality” rules that would block carriers from charging content providers premium prices to prioritise certain web traffic, a leading think-tank is set to warn.
Net neutrality has become a big issue in the US as internet congestion has increased. In [...]
Sri Lanka: Taxing poor to clear the e-waste of rich
Two thousand and five hundred years ago, Gautama Buddha correlated tax collectors to bees. A righteous ruler, said he, taking the Liccavis as an example, collects tax without making it a burden on people, in the same was a bee collects honey from a flower (without damaging it).
Such wise words were not always heeded.
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