RareButSeriousSideEf's Journal: Democrats introduce new Net neutrality bill

What a novel legislative approach... Study First and Mandate Later. Have they lost their minds?

"The bill, sponsored by Reps. Ed Markey of Massachusetts, Jay Inslee of Washington state, Anna Eshoo of California and Rick Boucher of Virginia, would create an Internet neutrality law banning phone and cable companies from charging Web sites for faster data transmission or blocking their online competitors' content and services. Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, has introduced a similar bill in the Senate."

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"Randolph May, a senior fellow and director of communications policy at conservative think tank the Progress and Freedom Foundation, praised the Stevens bill for not mandating Net neutrality rules. "Especially in light of the fact that presently there are no identified consumer harms that need remedying, this 'study first, mandate later' approach is much to be commended," May wrote in his blog."

http://www.computerworld.com/networkingtopics/networking/story/0,10801,111090,00.html?SKC=networking-111090