Stevens Weighs FCC enforcing Net Neutrality

SENATOR WEIGHS FCC ENFORCING NET NEUTRALITY
[SOURCE: Reuters]
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens on Monday said he is considering a mechanism in which the Federal Communications Commission would be charged with ensuring that consumers can go wherever they choose on the Internet or run any Internet-based application. The Alaska Republican said at a conference sponsored by communications companies that the issue, dubbed network neutrality, is one of the most difficult for lawmakers to reach a consensus on as they craft legislation aimed at overhauling U.S. communications laws. "Net neutrality is one of the most difficult issues our committee faces in this process," he told the conference sponsored by trade association Comptel, which represents communications service providers and suppliers. "I think there are more differences on our committee on this one issue than any other issue."
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See text of speech at http://commerce.senate.gov/newsroom/printable.cfm?id=252976