Wheeler Outlines Net Neutrality Goals to Two House Democrats
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler reassured two House Democrats about his net neutrality goals in letters last month, released by the agency last week. “Suffice it to say, there are three bright lines for any open Internet rules: no blocking, no…
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throttling, and no fast lanes,” Wheeler said in a letter to House Commerce Committee ranking member Henry Waxman, D-Calif., noting the two had “just met” on net neutrality issues. Wheeler has “consistently stated my opposition to ‘fast lanes’ that degrade the quality of the consumer's experience or create an artificial structure that interferes with the virtuous cycle of the Internet ecosystem,” he told House Communications Subcommittee ranking member Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., in another letter. “With concerns like these in mind, our Notice expressly asks whether and how the Commission can prohibit or presume illegal paid prioritization practices, consistent with our authority.” Eshoo and Waxman have backed some use of Communications Act Title II reclassification.