This Monday I will be submitting an extremely important bill to address the salient issue of “Net Neutrality.” Just last month, The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved new regulation to reclassify the Internet as a telecommunication service or public utility, under Title II of the Communications Act. The FCC has granted themselves the authority to govern and control any “unjust” and “unreasonable” network management practices of Internet Service Providers (ISP), however, the FCC fails to be required to work under any resections of its own. Furthermore the vague language of “unjust” and “unreasonable” greatly worries me and I believe the FCC will use this clause to justify future illegal acts, overstepping their initial purpose to hold power.
The FCC is a part of the executive branch, consisting of 3 appointed Democrats and 2 appointed Republicans. It remains unsurprising that the casts were strictly across party lines, and won with the support of President Obama. I am astounded at the FCC’s impudent decision to slap on even more costly government regulations to a formerly free and accessible tool. I do not expect the American people to tolerate such action. The National Security Agency (NSA) has already been caught wiring tapping your phones (phones that are unsurprisingly classified as a telecommunication service). Don’t let them have access to your Internet as well!
Congresswoman Lummis
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