Markey And His Net Neut Show

MARKEY AND HIS NET NEUT SHOW
[SOURCE: Internet News, AUTHOR: Roy Mark]
[Commentary] The dynamics of the Network Neutrality issue have changed. For starters, the telcos will have to deal with Sen. John Kerry and Rep. Ed Markey, both of Massachusetts, who will chair the committees considering network neutrality legislation. Both championed bills last year that would have imposed network neutrality provisions on broadband providers. Their bills would have curbed Verizon and AT&T's plans to charge content providers like Google and Yahoo additional fees based on bandwidth consumption. The bills went nowhere under the Republicans. The Senate version never got past the Commerce Committee. Markey's House amendment failed in committee and was rejected again on the House floor. Sen Kerry has already agreed to co-sponsor the Senate network neutrality bill introduced earlier this month by Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine). Rep Markey is expected to re-introduce his failed network neutrality bill in the next few weeks.
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