Today, Democrats officially launched their efforts to save net neutrality once and for all. Lawmakers in both the House and Senate have announced bills with the intention of reinstating the net neutrality rules that the Federal Communications Commission moved to repeal back in 2017.
The dual bills share the title of the “Save the Internet Act.” The full text is three pages, and according to lawmakers, it will put in place the same rules that the FCC worked to remove over a year ago. The bill would not only codify key pillars of net neutrality, like no blocking or throttling, but would consider internet access a “utility” under Title II of the Communications Act; the hottest point of contention between Republicans and Democrats.
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