Net Neutrality Bill In Trouble
September 22, 2010
| 8:54 AM
The various iterations of net neutrality bills circulating in the House this week have all been "disasters" one source involved in the process told Tech Daily Dose.
Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., offered another version of the bill Tuesday evening but it is also a "non-starter," the source said. "I don't expect this to go anywhere other than being a humongous waste of time."
The unfavorable review is bad news for House Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman, D- Calif.'s last minute effort to shepherd a net neutrality bill through Congress during the 111th session. With precious little time before recess, it's hard to see how the bill could advance if it is not introduced this week.
According to an industry source, Waxman hopes to pass a net neutrality bill out of the House before recess and move it through the Senate during a lame duck session. Chances are increasingly slim.
Talks about a possible bill may have broken down and in the least, face an uphill climb, a report from Stifel Nicolaus released Tuesday afternoon indicated.
"The Internet's openness must be protected, and we expect that all champions of Net Neutrality will work tirelessly until the FCC implements rules that promote innovation and protect all consumers by prohibiting discrimination on all wired and wireless networks," said S. Derek Turner, research director of Free Press, expressing commitment to their cause. President Obama and leading members of Congress have all clearly stated that allowing ISPs to pick winners and losers online is unacceptable, and consumers everywhere are looking to the FCC and Congress to enact real and lasting Net Neutrality protections."
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