Net neutrality legislation in the House has begun...
Net neutrality legislation in the House has begun slowly picking up supporters, for both partisan bills introduced earlier this year. The Democrats’ Open Internet Preservation Act racked up 31 co-sponsors, most recently Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., on Thursday. HR-3982 proposes…
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to restore the FCC net neutrality rules that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit vacated in January. Meanwhile, the Republicans’ Internet Freedom Act is up to 34 co-sponsors, with five Republicans signing on Thursday. HR-4070 would void the FCC net neutrality order the court vacated and prevent the agency from reinstating any such regulations. Neither bill has any support from the opposite party. Given this split, lobbyists have told us not to expect any net neutrality measure to pass into law (CD Feb 3 p1).