Policy Observatory
Criticism to the Republican net neutrality proposal
A Republican net neutrality proposal in the U.S. Congress would not fully protect broadband customers because it would prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from enacting new rules against selectively blocking or throttling traffic, critics said Wednesday. The Republican draft legislation would kill the FCC’s ability to act on schemes that prioritize some traffic over others, witnesses told a congressional committee. The proposal “would strip the county’s expert communications agency of authority to protect consumers on the communications platform of the 21st century,” said Jessica Gonzalez, executive vice president of the National Hispanic Media Coalition.
Country: Global
Domains: IG
Stakeholder: Government
Tags: net neutrality, consumer protection, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), broadband, criticism, proposal