Google and US telecom carrier Verizon have denied they were in talks on a scheme to charge digital content makers fees to have their traffic routed more quickly across the internet.
Such an arrangement would be seen as a major blow to the campaign for "net neutrality" in which no content is given priority treatment online.
Google has long championed net neutrality, which has also been a priority for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
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