Congress Abandons Net Neutrality Bill

[dixiegrrrrl]

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-California) has given up for the year on an effort to create bipartisan legislation that would prevent broadband providers from interfering with traffic over their networks.

More, if you can stand it:

http://www.truth-out.org/congress-abandons-net-neutrality-bill63756

[aquart]

1. No, I can't stand it.

Mark Twain: There is no native criminal class except Congress.

[drm604]

2. Hasn't Waxman asked the FCC to institute net Neutrality through it's regulatory powers?

My understanding is that it's better if the FCC does it, because they can also regulate wireless providers whereas Waxman's bill wouldn't have.

[The Northerner]

3. Next year?

[derby378]

4. Fine - we didn't WANT a "bi-partisan" Net Neutrality bill

Maybe if the Republican Congress was made up of people like Teddy Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower, but not these Tea Party wannabee ass-kissers.