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Wyden Still Hopeful For Net Neutrality Bill
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., told us Tuesday that he is "not giving up on this Congress" but the current push for network neutrality legislation may frame the debate for a more fruitful fight in a new Congress with a new presidential administration. Markey's bipartisan bill will be the basis for the most significant action in the coming months, he predicted after speaking to members of the Computer and Communications Industry Association.
"Executives that we've protected under federal law from regulatory pounding and discriminatory taxes say 'now we've got right to charge tolls beyond legitimate fees,'" Wyden told the trade group. The more that telecom firms "use their monopoly power, the more they run the risk of losing immunity protections" granted under Section 230 of the Communications Act and the Internet Tax Freedom Act, which he sponsored.
"The sword cuts both ways," Wyden said, vowing to "take whatever steps necessary on the floor of the U.S. Senate [to protect] equal treatment of bits and bytes across our land."
Posted by Andrew on May 7, 2008 08:03 AM | Permalink
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