[HuffingtonPost] House Republicans Pass Bill To Repeal Net Neutrality Rules

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Republicans, in voting to repeal rules on « network neutrality » set down by the Federal Communications Commission, said the FCC lacked the authority to promulgate the rules. They disputed the need to intervene in an already open Internet and warned that the rules would stifle investment in broadband systems.

Even if it cleared Congress, the White House has threatened to veto a bill it said puts in doubt whether « the democratic spirit of the Internet will remain intact. »

A year ago a federal appeals court also ruled that the FCC exceeded its authority in sanctioning Comcast Corp. for discriminating against online file-sharing traffic Comcast said was clogging its network.

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