PCV notes that Senator John Thune (R-SD), Chairman of the Commerce Committee, has called for a legislative fix to end the debate.
May 20, 2017
‘The distraction of a potential all-consuming White House scandal is of concern to advocates banking on a public outcry over healthcare and the internet, in particular net neutrality, an issue that can easily get into the policy weeds.
So far, many people have noticed.
More than 2 million people have weighed in on the latest FCC proposal, which would repeal the commission’s 2015 designation of internet service as a common carrier, or “Title II” in regulatory terms. To many net neutrality advocates, such a move would weaken and undermine the rules, which prohibit ISPs from discriminating in how they deliver content to the consumer.’