Democratic lawmakers will unveil a piece of bicameral legislation
Tuesday that would force the Federal Communications Commission to ban fast lanes on the Internet.
The
proposal, put forward by Senate Judiciary Committee chair Patrick Leahy
(D-Vt.) and Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.), requires the FCC to use
whatever authority it sees fit to make sure that Internet providers
don't speed up certain types of content (like Netflix videos) at the
expense of others (like e-mail). It wouldn't give the commission new
powers, but the bill — known as the Online Competition and Consumer
Choice Act — would give the FCC crucial political cover to prohibit what
consumer advocates say would harm startup companies and Internet services by requiring them to pay extra fees to ISPs.
"Americans are speaking loud and clear," said Leahy, who is holding a hearing on net neutrality in Vermont
this summer. "They want an Internet that is a platform for free
expression and innovation, where the best ideas and services can reach
consumers based on merit rather than based on a financial relationship
with a broadband provider."
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