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Sen. Rockefeller May Rewrite Telecom Bill

Reuters, Thursday, April 15, 2010 11:37 PM

John Rockefeller, chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee will consider rewriting the telecommunications law in the aftermath of a court ruling last week that undermined the authority of regulators to manage networks. A U.S. appeals court ruled the FCC failed to show it had the authority to stop Comcast Corp from blocking online applications for distributing TV shows and other large, bandwidth files.

The ruling dealt a blow to proponents of Net Neutrality, who argue providers should treat all traffic on the Internet equally, and to the FCC's authority to oversee the Internet. But Democrats and Republicans are divided on the issue; given the push to secure financial services regulation, it is unlikely Congress would be able to focus on the legislation in this session.

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