Stevens for Net Neutrality, in Theory

[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn]
A new telecommunications law will likely include "network-neutrality" provisions, but finding the right words is far from settled, Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) said Tuesday after conducting a hearing that exposed division among committee members on the need to prevent cable- and phone-network owners from harming voice, video and content rivals. "I do believe that net neutrality ought to be the basic principle of whatever legislation we pursue," Chairman Stevens told reporters, saying that he hoped the committee would pass a bill in March. The challenge, he added, was finding a consensus on defining net neutrality and codifying it in law. "I can't put it in words. I'm going to have to take a look at it in terms of how you define real neutrality. It's sort of like defining a vacuum, isn't it? It's not easy to do," Sen Stevens said.
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