Net Neutrality (Last Week Tonight with John Oliver)
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"Net Neutrality" is the first segment devoted to net neutrality in the United States of the HBO news satire television series Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. It aired for 13 minutes on June 1, 2014, as part of the fifth episode of Last Week Tonight's first season.
"Net Neutrality" | |
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver segment | |
Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 5 (segment) |
Presented by | John Oliver |
Original air date | June 1, 2014 (2014-06-01) |
Running time | 13 minutes |
List of episodes |
During this segment, as well Oliver's follow-up segment entitled "Net Neutrality II", comedian John Oliver discusses the threats to net neutrality. Under the administration of President Barack Obama, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was considering two options for net neutrality in early 2014. The FCC proposed permitting fast and slow broadband lanes, which would compromise net neutrality, but was also considering reclassifying broadband as a telecommunication service, which would preserve net neutrality.[citation needed] After a surge of comments supporting net neutrality that were inspired by Oliver's episode, the FCC voted to reclassify broadband as a utility in 2015.