ME Sens Collins, King back bill to reverse FCC vote against net neutrality

Maine Sens Angus King (I-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) said they’ll support new legislation to overturn the Federal Communications Commission’s vote to scuttle Obama-era network neutrality standards.  Sen Ed Markey (D-MA) announced recently that he has enough support to force a Senate vote to invalidate the FCC’s controversial Dec. 14 decision. Sens King and Collins, who opposed abolishing net neutrality, both said that they support Sen Markey's legislation. “The FCC’s recent action to repeal net neutrality threatens to undermine its positive impact by stifling innovation and putting access and connection speeds for sale to the highest bidder,” said Sen King. “It is crucial we defend net neutrality and I will work to ensure that this misguided repeal is never implemented.”