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Net Neutrality Bill Introduced in U.S. House of Representatives

May 02, 2006 | Inside: Regulation & Policies

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After failing last week to add a provision to a telecommunications reform bill, four Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday introduced a free-standing bill aimed at preventing broadband carriers from discriminating against competing Web content or services.

The bill, sponsored by Representatives Ed Markey of Massachusetts, Jay Inslee of Washington state, Anna Eshoo of California and Rick Boucher of Virginia, would create a net neutrality law banning phone and cable companies from charging Web sites for faster data transmission, or blocking their online competitors’ content and services. Senator Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, has introduced a similar bill in the Senate. 

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