Thursday, January 3, 2019

Net Neutrality Bill Dies In Congress


Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai applauded Congress on Wednesday for not voting to overturn his repeal of the agency's Obama-era net neutrality rules, according to The Hill.

The Senate had passed a bill in May to reinstate the open internet rules in a bipartisan vote, only to see the resolution stall in the House, which had until the end of the session to vote on it.

"I'm pleased that a strong bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives declined to reinstate heavy-handed Internet regulation," Pai said in a statement. "They did the right thing--especially considering the positive results for American consumers since the adoption of the Restoring Internet Freedom Order."

The bill to reinstate the rules rode a popular backlash against Pai's repeal of net neutrality in December. The bill surprisingly passed in the Senate after three Republicans crossed the aisle in support.

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