Senators Plan Bill To Advance Net Neutrality

[babylonsister]

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2009/09/senators_plan_bill_to_advance.html?hpid=sec-politics

Senators Plan Bill To Advance Net Neutrality


Sen. Byron L. Dorgan (D-N.D.) said in an interview Monday that he and Sen. Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) are considering legislation aimed at helping advance the adoption of new rules on net neutrality. Such a bill could be a timetable or deadline for the Federal Communications Commission to finish its rule-making process, said Dorgan, the senior member on the Commerce Committee.

Last week, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski proposed rules that would prevent telecommunications, cable and wireless companies from blocking or slowing Internet traffic related to specific applications or services

"It's more likely to be something that is helpful in the process," said Dorgan, a member of the Senate Commerce Committee. Dorgan and Snowe have been a vocal proponents of such rules. The senators had announced they would introduce a net neutrality bill like the one introduced earlier in the month in the House by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif)., Anna Eschoo (D-Calif.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass).

Dorgan said he plans to discuss such options with Snowe later this week.

"I personally believe the FCC has the authority to do what the {FCC} chairman intends to do, but others might disagree with that," Dorgan said. "I think the question is if there is a way for us to be helpful as the chairman moves forward. I think we would want to introduce legislation to help the goal.

[Soylent Brice]

1. K&R

[BolivarianHero]

2. That bill would be a good test of who has America's best interets at heart...

Any Democrat who votes against it should be stripped of all committee seats.

[Enthusiast]

5. Zactly! We know where the corporate

club stands. We can only hold our own accountable. I am sick to death of corporate America and their elected representatives.

[BolivarianHero]

7. Yep...

The only caveat is that corporations whose ideologies and interests coalesce to support a neutral Internet are not going to be the good guys one very other issue.

[ecstatic]

3. Google's Net Neutrality guide

http://www.google.com/help/netneutrality.html

[Auggie]

4. Good to see the ball rolling in both the Senate and House

[JesmanVA]

6. It's about time they did something.

[Auggie]

8. Welcome to D.U.

[Subdivisions]

9. Meanwhile the U.S. is giving up control of ICANN

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8275679.stm