The FCC's Open Internet rules protect your ability to go where you want when you want online. Broadband service providers cannot block or deliberately slow speeds for internet services or apps, create special fast lanes for content, or engage in other practices that harm internet openness.
A corporation that is an affiliate to the parent company. A corporation of which another company owns a significant percentage, but not a majority, of its shares. This gives the company a great deal of influence, but not outright control, of the affiliated corporation. See also: Subsidiary, Parent company.
Difference Between an Affiliate & Subsidiary. To qualify as a subsidiary or an affiliate, a company must be publicly traded. When companies own a percentage of other companies' stock, these other companies are considered either affiliates or subsidiaries. According to Business Dictionary.com and The Free Dictionary.com, the main difference between an affiliate and a subsidiary is the percentage of the business's stock another company owns. A parent company is a company that owns enough of another companyâs stocks to enable it to control the other company.