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The Wrap reports Congressmen on Tuesday accused Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler of doing too much to regulate the web on one hand while also doing too little on the other.
At a hearing of a panel of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the FCC proposal to take some steps to preserve an open internet but not others drew catcalls from a number of Republicans for going overboard and threatening future investments in web products and technology upgrades.
“Many of our content creators have a tremendous amount of concern your actions have inserted a good bit of uncertainty in all things internet,” said Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.
The panel's chairman, Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., described Wheeler as being in “rough waters.”
Walden suggested that Wheeler's willingness to examine the possibility of even stronger open internet regulation and his attempt to prevent broadcasters from controlling stations they don't technically own, could hurt local communities.
“These changes do not bring benefits to the communities served by these broadcasters, drawing into question how this change could serve the public interest,” Walden said.
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