Legal Niches

Nancy Pelosi Supports FCC's 'Third Way'

By james_fudge

While some 74 Democrats and 37 Republicans have publicly opposed the Federal Communication Communications "third way" to net neutrality, two Democrats have sided with the FCC's position this week. The most prominent is House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who this week said on Tuesday that she supports the Federal Communications Commission's plan to redefine broadband as a telecom service. Speaking to bloggers during a conference call, Pelosi said that "reclassification, net neutrality, and universal access for every American are priorities."

A move to reclassify broadband will begin to take shape at the FCC's next meeting on June 17. Pelosi also noted that any bill to stop the FCC's push for net neutrality rules would not make it through the House. But if the representatives that signed the letter sent to the FCC last week work together in a bipartisan fashion, chances are it could be pushed through the House and then onto the Senate. Read More

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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on June 02, 2010 (boomark / email).