Think About 'Title X,' Not 'Title II,' Nelson Says
​Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., is watching the net neutrality issue and declined to immediately endorse the full Communications Act Title II reclassification proposal that President Barack Obama issued Monday. “I will be tracking it,” Nelson told us at the Capitol…
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Thursday, “but right now I want to think outside the box about Title X instead of Title II.” Nelson is expected to lead Senate Commerce Committee Democrats in the next Congress as ranking member. Republican counterparts have decried the idea of using Title II (see 1411120028), as have industry stakeholders. Several lawmakers have pressed to rewrite telecom law in the next year, pointing to limitations of such statutory designations as Communications Act Title II.