Four Democrats on a U.S. congressional panel called on regulators on Monday to press ahead with their own Internet traffic rules instead of relying on a proposal from two communications companies.Julius Genachowski, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said any outcome or deal that does not preserve an open and free Internet for consumers and entrepreneurs would be unacceptable.To read this Reuters report in full, see:
in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-50878820100816Also see:us: House Democrats oppose Net neutrality deal [IDG]
Four Democrat members of the U.S. House of Representatives will oppose a network neutrality proposal offered by Google and Verizon Communications last week. The lawmakers say the two companies shouldn’t set the rules for how U.S. residents access the Internet.The four lawmakers — Reps. Jay Inslee of Washington, Ed Markey of Massachusetts, Anna Eshoo of California and Mike Doyle of Pennsylvania — said they opposed several pieces of the Verizon/Google plan in a letter sent to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Monday.
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Four Democrats urge U.S. to act on net neutrality traffic
Four Democrats on a U.S. congressional panel called on regulators on Monday to press ahead with their own Internet traffic rules instead of relying on a proposal from two communications companies.