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Net Neutrality: U.S. Lawmakers Eye Fines for Internet 'Discrimination'

An AP newswire article, via Yahoo! News, reports that:

U.S. lawmakers plan to propose fines of up to $500,000 for violating regulatory principles aimed at preserving consumers' ability to freely surf the Internet, a senior House of Representatives Republican said on Tuesday.

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on the Internet and telecommunications will consider legislation on Wednesday that would authorize the Federal Communications Commission to enforce its principles on Internet network neutrality.

Those principles call on Internet service providers to permit consumers unfettered Internet access and allow them to run any Internet-based applications. The bill would also make it easier for telephone companies to get into the subscription television business.

posted by Fergie @ 4/04/2006 05:13:00 PM