Democrats 'Failing to Deliver' on Net Neutrality, Sohn FCC Confirmation: FFTF
Democrats “are failing to deliver” on campaign promises made during the 2018 and 2020 elections that they would “restore net neutrality” if voters gave the party majorities in Congress and the FCC, said Fight for the Future Director Evan Greer…
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in a Monday Fast Company opinion piece. President Joe Biden “waited months to announce his FCC nominees” (see 2110260076) and “the Democratic controlled Senate has slow-walked their confirmation process, caving repeatedly to delay tactics pushed by big media and cable companies.” The FCC remains in a 2-2 tie and FCC nominee Gigi Sohn’s confirmation process faces a potential long-term stall because a handful of Senate Democrats remain undecided (see 2205050050). “The goal of the industry is clear: They want to pick their regulator” and “as of right now, it looks like Democrats might let them,” Greer said. “There have been some real hurdles with tight margins and Senators absent due to the ongoing” COVID-19 pandemic, but “that inaction and lack of leadership has put the Biden administration’s stated goals,” including “restoring” net neutrality with a legal basis in Communications Act Title II, “expanding equitable broadband access, and ensuring oversight of” ISPs during the pandemic “in peril.” Republicans “have largely championed the telecom industry’s interests in” Washington, D.C., in recent years, but “top Democrats remain cozy with the industry’s top brass,” Greer said.