# In an op-ed, Prof. Nicholas Economides outlines the benefits of net neutrality

1 Faculty News March 2, 2015 ![Fortune logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_031172.jpg?itok=61CxYB-R)>

Excerpt from [Fortune](http://fortune.com/2015/03/02/how-the-protections-of-net-neutrality-could-create-the-next-google/) -- "Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) formalized the non-discrimination tradition on the Internet and preserved net neutrality. This is good news to ensure that the Internet remains a free market for innovation and provides consumers with unbiased choices when it comes to content."

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