Chairwoman Rosenworcel says net neutrality rules should be the law of the land

Acting Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel would not comment on the degree to which the president's failure to name a third Democratic commissioner has prevented it from taking action on some big issues — like restoring network neutrality rules — but she suggested the agency has been hard at work on other things and was still supportive of making net neutrality rules the law of the land. When asked whether the FCC planned to restore the rules barring internet service providers from engaging in blocking, throttling and paid prioritization, she said she had long been a supporter of the rules and objected to the previous FCC's elimination of them. As to whether the FCC could get a Republican commissioner on board with a net neutrality item, Rosenworcel suggested that while she can talk about the issue with the current politically tied FCC, with a “full dias” (a Democratic majority) she might be able to have other options. That “might” should be a “definitely,” since Biden is highly unlikely to name a commissioner who does not support restoration of the rules.