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New Senate Telecom Bill Stays the Course on 'Net Neutrality'

Arshad Mohammed writes in The Washington Post:

Senate staffers appear to have made little progress resolving one of the most contentious issues in new telecom legislation: whether to impose "net neutrality" provisions that would limit how cable and telephone companies may charge others for access to their networks.

A fresh draft of telecom legislation released by the Senate Commerce Committee yesterday leaves its net neutrality language untouched, simply requiring the Federal Communications Commission to study the issue annually and to report back if it sees any problems.

posted by Fergie @ 6/13/2006 09:39:00 AM