Reactions to House Passage of No Rate Regulation on Broadband Internet Access [telecom]

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By Laura Hamilton, CED, Mon, 04/18/2016

On Friday, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2666, "No Rate Regulation on Broadband Internet Access." It now goes on to the Senate, but President Obama has signaled he would veto the bill. It prevents the FCC from regulating rates charged for Internet services.

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler indicated opposition last month in a letter to Fred Upton, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Passage of the bill would "introduce significant uncertainty into the Commission's ability to enforce the three bright line rules that bar blocking, throttling and paid prioritization," Wheeler says.

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