US Lawmakers Propose New Net Neutrality Bill

An anonymous reader brings news that Net Neutrality legislation is making another comeback. A new bill, sponsored by Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), would make ISPs who fail to provide service in a non-discriminatory manner subject to anti-trust violations. From the NYTimes: "'The bill squarely addresses the issue of the enormous market power of the telephone and cable companies as the providers of 98 percent of the broadband service in the country,' said Gigi Sohn, president of Public Knowledge. But broadband providers and some congressional Republicans have argued that net neutrality legislation isn't necessary. The broadband market is becoming more competitive and net neutrality regulations could hamper investment in broadband networks, some Republicans said during a hearing this week."

Comments

Re:Motivation not what people are thinking?

[CDMA_Demo]

John Conyers is an African American and he has represented a district in Michigan that is predominantly African American for nearly 40 years. He's probably thinking more along the lines of race than anything else. That explains why he's against tubectomy.

Re:The New York Times?

[Anonymous Coward]

Competition is happened ...
What you say?
Somebody set us up the FIOS.

Re:Not necessary?

[JamesRose]

Because it causes situations, an old man heckling at the back of a labour party conference gets wrestled to the ground and arrested under "unnecessary" anti-terror laws.

won't hinder investment in the least

[sloth jr]

That's just the biggest crock of shit ever. Customers will demand service that doesn't completely suck, and that's going to drive broadband investment more than anything else.

Re:why do the bad guys always come up with such na

[redxxx]

What makes a man turn neutral? Lust for gold? Power? Or were you just born with a heart full of neutrality?