Walden Schedules Net Neutrality Hearing for Day Before FCC Vote
The House Communications Subcommittee scheduled a net neutrality hearing for Feb. 25 at 10:30 a.m. in 2322 Rayburn, the day before FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler will hold a vote on his net neutrality order. "The closer we get to the…
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FCC rubber stamping President [Barack] Obama's Internet grab, the more disturbing it becomes,” said subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., in a statement. “Consumers, innovators, and job creators all stand to lose from this misguided approach. What’s more, this plan sends the wrong signal around the globe that freedom and openness on the Internet are best determined by governments -- a far cry from decades of bipartisan commitment to light-touch regulation.” Witnesses weren’t announced.