Senators bash "telecom oligarchs," propose strict net neutrality bill

Senators bash "telecom oligarchs," propose strict net neutrality bill

via Ars Technica by nate@arstechnica.com (Nate Anderson) on 1/26/11

In the month since the FCC adopted its open Internet rules, most of the DC debate over net neutrality has focused on FCC overreach. Verizon sued the agency. MetroPCS sued the agency. Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced a bill to strip the FCC of any authority to regulate Internet access.

But Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) have another point of view: the FCC didn't go far enough. The pair yesterday introduced the "Internet Freedom, Broadband Promotion, and Consumer Protection Act of 2011" (PDF) to extend net neutrality to all forms of Internet access (including wireless).

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