Rick Boucher To Chair House Internet Committee

Misch writes "Representative Rick Boucher (D-VA) will be taking the chair of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. Rep. Boucher has been an advocate for consumers rights, is a co-founder of the Congressional Internet Caucus, and has participated in a Slashdot Interview. He was instrumental in defeating key escrow, back in the day."

Comments

He needs to look out...

[Urger]

A piece of advice to him, before calling anyone wearing a black hat before the committee make sure to check the sub basements for bouncy balls.

Re:Hopefully

[eln]

See, and here I thought the CEOs of the major cable companies would be too busy to post on Slashdot...looks like I was wrong.

Good for Internet and Environment

[stomv]

Boucher is great for this post, and I'm thrilled that he'll be there. I'm also thrilled that he'll be giving up leadership of the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. Boucher is a coal guy from a coal region of southwestern Virginia. He was weak on energy and environmental standards relative to the Democratic caucus.

So, this is good for Net Neutrality and other Internet issues.
It's also good for climate change and other environmental issues.

P.S. Like Boucher? Click on my sig link and send him some bucks!

Re:Hopefully

[JesseMcDonald]

The entrenched cable and telco companies wouldn't argue in favor of reducing regulatory barriers. On the contrary, they willingly accept such minor restrictions as they can't work around in exchange for effective protection from competition. An invasive regulatory environment best serves the incumbent providers.