House Republicans, adamant that the government keep its hands off the Internet, passed a bill yesterday to repeal federal rules barring Internet service providers from blocking or
setting different prices for some uses of their networks.
Republicans, in voting to repeal rules on "network neutrality" set down by the Federal Communications Commission, said the FCC lacked the authority to promulgate the rules. They disputed the need to interfere with an already open Internet and warned that the rules would stifle investment in broadband systems.
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Note to Lloyd: Although I realize this is a partisan issue, this is meant to be a totally nonpartisan post on my part; I am posting it merely because it is a story that Tyler Savery will attempt to ignore . . . sort of an inconvenient truth for Tyler.