GOP split on network neutrality strategy

Republicans in Congress and at the Federal Communications Commission may have to make some tough decisions soon on how to tackle the Obama administration's landmark network neutrality rules.

At this early stage, it's unclear whether Republicans and Democrats in Congress will work out a legislative solution to the battle over the net neutrality rules that went into effect in 2015. Both sides have interests in putting a compromise into law. Some Republicans worry that actions FCC Chairman Ajit Pai could take to roll back the rules could just be reversed under a future Democratic administration. And Democrats may want to shore up the net neutrality principles in the meantime against a broader rollback. But a compromise is already proving to be a hard sell in some quarters. Democrats vowed to combat any attempts to pare back net neutrality. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has yet to reveal how he's going to handle going after the net neutrality rules, which he has criticized for reclassifying internet service providers to treat broadband as a public utility.