WakeForestRanger
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Would be a great sign for our legislative body if they could come together and actually make a good joint decision. I can't remember the last time that happened with regards to anything significant.
A Senate bill that would block the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from repealing its net neutrality rules now has 40 co-sponsors, Senate Democrats announced Tuesday.
The news comes just a day after the bill won its 30th co-sponsor, ensuring that it has enough support to clear a procedural threshold and get fast-tracked to a floor vote.
It appears unlikely that the bill will pass, but Democrats see political value in forcing Republicans to take a stance on the issue. Polls have found that a large majority of the public supports keeping the net neutrality rules.
Will ISPs comply, or will the flex their regional monoply and try to force Montana and New York governments to function without the internet?
sneaky good and creative advertising from Burger King
Montana Governor Signs Order to Force Net Neutrality
New York governor signs executive order to keep net neutrality rules after the FCC’s repeal
Most people here want to preserve net neutrality and want to end last mile monopolies.
Funny, I do not think I have ever heard on the national news anything resembling the phrase last mile monopoly. Plenty about net neutrality, whatever that definition means, but nothing about last mile monopoly...
The Congressional Review Act allows Congress to roll back regulations within 60 legislative days of introduction, a process that today’s resolution would apply to the internet rules introduced by FCC chairman Ajit Pai in December. Pai’s rules reversed the 2015 Open Internet Order, which had explicitly banned blocking, throttling, and paid prioritization by internet providers. To successfully undo the Pai order and restore the 2015 rules, today’s resolution would need a bare majority in both the Senate and the House, as well as the president’s signature.
So far, 50 senators have come out in support of the bill: 48 Democrats together with Sen. Angus King (I-ME) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). Activists have targeted moderate Republicans like Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA), and Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) as a possible 51st vote. The 2015 net neutrality rules are still broadly popular, which activists hope will make members of Congress wary of voting against them.