Hill Staff: Net Neutrality Law Unlikely In 2008
May 19, 2008
Speaking at the annual cable industry convention in New Orleans, there seemed to some consensus among top Congressional aides that there will be no network Neutrality legislation enacted in 2008. Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) has introduced legislation (HR 5353) that would establish non-discriminatory Internet access as national policy, but his GOP colleagues fear it would set the stage for the Federal Communications Commission to over-regulate broadband access providers. Aides said only some troubling development in the broadband market could motivate Congress to act this year.
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Hill Staff: Net Neutrality Law Unlikely In 2008