Nancy Pelosi: The FCC’s network neutrality rules should reclassify broadband

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is urging the Federal Communications Commission to oversee broadband providers more closely in an effort to preserve an open Internet.

In a letter sent to the FCC, Rep Pelosi wrote that Internet service providers should be reclassified under Title II of the Communications Act -- a step toward stronger regulations that would allow the FCC to more easily prohibit attempts by ISPs to charge other businesses for smoother, faster access to consumers. "I oppose special Internet fast lanes," wrote Rep Pelosi. "I believe the FCC should follow the court's guidance and reclassify broadband as a telecommunications service under Title II."