Congress Unlikely to Tackle Net Neutrality

CONGRESS UNLIKELY TO TACKLE NET NEUTRALITY
[SOURCE: InfoWorld, AUTHOR: Grant Gross, IDG News Service]
The U.S. Congress may take another crack at net neutrality and related broadband legislation when it returns from a month-long recess next week, but some observers aren't laying odds on either package passing. The battle lines over net neutrality have, if anything, become more defined since votes earlier this summer on telecommunications reform, and some people involved in the broadband debate say the legislation is unlikely to pass in a highly politicized election year. Neither side has offered a net neutrality compromise during the August congressional recess. The net neutrality debate has turned largely into a partisan issue, at least on Capitol Hill. Many Democrats have sided with consumer groups and many large e-commerce companies backing a strong net neutrality requirement. Many Republicans have backed the large broadband providers and network equipment vendors opposed to a new law.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/09/01/HNcongressnetneutrality_1.html

* See also:
ELECTIONS, NET NEUTRALITY MAY DISCONNECT TELECOM BILL
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