Tech Companies Urge Congress to Drop Fight Against Net Neutrality Rules
Budget proposals have included provisions preventing the FCC from continuing to enforce the rules that took effect in June, at least until broadband providers have exhausted all of their appeals in court.
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Internet providers are now common carriers, and they’re ready to sue.
“We are writing to urge you to refrain from including riders relating to net neutrality and the Federal Communication Commission’s Open Internet Order in the upcoming omnibus spending legislation,” the tech companies wrote in a letter Wednesday to House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.).
Democrats have opposed efforts to gut net neutrality rules, with the White House telling Congress that the nation’s budget should not be used to enact “unrelated ideological provisions.”
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