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Democrats in the U.S. Congress plan to unveil legislation on Wednesday to reinstate “net neutrality” rules that were repealed by the Trump administration in December 2017, House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.
Pelosi told lawmakers in a letter that House Democrats, who won control of the chamber in the November 2018 elections, would work with their colleagues in the U.S. Senate to pass the “Save The Internet Act.”
The text of the proposed legislation has not been released.
The Federal Communications Commission repealed the rules that bar providers from blocking or slowing internet content or offering paid “fast lanes.” The repeal was a win for providers like Comcast Corp, AT&T Inc and Verizon Communications Inc, but was opposed by internet companies like Facebook Inc, Amazon.com Inc and Alphabet Inc.
The Senate, which is controlled by Republicans, voted in May 2018 to reinstate the net neutrality rules, but the House did not take up the issue before Congress adjourned last year.
A U.S. federal appeals court last month held lengthy oral arguments in a legal challenge to the FCC’s decision to repeal the net neutrality rules.
In its 2017 decision, the Republican-led FCC voted 3-2 along party lines to reverse the net neutrality rules. The agency gave providers sweeping power to recast how users access the internet but said they must disclose changes in users’ internet access.
A spokeswoman for FCC chairman Ajit Pai did not immediately comment on Monday.
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(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Sunday March 10 2019, @06:44AM (4 children)
I think that I've suggested as much. I despise both parties, I just despise the Dems more than I despise the Reps. Thank you for your seeming agreement.
(Score: 2, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 10 2019, @06:48AM (3 children)
Have it ever occurred to you how Ajit Pai reaches his decision compared to other Republicans? Pretty fuckin' similar.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Runaway1956 on Sunday March 10 2019, @07:22AM (1 child)
Uhhhmmm, yes, it has. In general, R's worship the Almighty Dollar. Not all, but it seems the majority of them do. The acquisition, possession, and control of money in large sums makes them a "success". The larger the sums of money, the greater a success a person is. It is the "duty" of R representatives to pass more laws to favor "successful" people, so that they can become ever more successful.
One of the most successful people in the world today is a person we all love to hate here. Bill Gates. That man figuratively stuck knives into the backs of more people than any of us will ever know. But, because he was successful, he was protected by any number of people who held power, including George Bush and his administration. Because Gates is so very successful, he couldn't have possibly been guilty of fraud, conspiracy, or any of those other terrible crimes which the other party might accuse him. Success has it's benefits, you know.
The worst of the R's operate under the ideology that money justifies the means. Much the same as the ends justifies the means, which many Dems operate under.
That doesn't mean that there aren't any good, decent people in either party. It does mean that both parties are contemptible, and you have to question the morals of anyone who professes to believe in either of the parties.
Now, do you agree with me that both parties are despicable? Of, would you rather argue that one is good, and the other bad?
(Score: 3, Insightful) by LVDOVICVS on Sunday March 10 2019, @06:01PM
Your argument that for your stated reasons x is bad, therefore y is also bad is illogical. But thank you for agreeing that Republicanism is a dying philosophy.
(Score: 3, Funny) by realDonaldTrump on Monday March 11 2019, @12:26AM
Possibly you don't like Ajit. And, a lot of folks don't like him. I don't like him either. Not because he did the Repeal of Net "Neutrality." We need that badly, we were loosing many people to the internet, to I.S.I.S.. Then Ajit did the Repeal and -- with some help from our brave soldiers in Middle East -- I.S.I.S. is almost defeated. Because now we can take down the Recruiting "pages" & Videos. So that was a smart move and it's done a lot to Make America Great Again.
The reason I don't like Ajit is because he TORPEDOED the Sinclair-Tribune "merge." Very important deal that would have created a much needed conservative Voice. I call it the Voice of the People. Ajit sent that one to the administrative "law" Judge. He didn't tell them "no." The Judge maybe will tell them "no." And maybe will say "yes" -- after 10, 20 years. When we're living in a totally totally different world. With the graphene modems and the everything else.
Look, I didn't "appoint" Ajit. He was "appointed" by Cheatin' Obama. At the request of Mitch McConnell (Koch addict). And I put him in charge, unfortunately, of our F.C.C. People told me, Ajit is different, he has a great sense of humor. I met him and he seemed like a great guy. Very funny guy. And after all those years with Crooked H & Cheatin' O running the show, we could use a good laugh. They say "laughter" is the best medicine -- and the Dems have made our Country very sick. Very sick. So I put Ajit in charge of F.C.C., big mistake. Sorry folks, we try to put in the best people. But, it's hard to get good people. He seemed like a good guy, he's not a good guy. And maybe you know someone better. We have Ajit for 3 more years, nothing I can do about it. Although, the Second Amendment people, maybe there is. I don't know. Those people have tremendous power because they are so united. apply.whitehouse.gov [whitehouse.gov]