Yay! Net Neutrality Prevails In Historic FCC Vote/Huffpost

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11. "This means an inevitable return to the courts for net neutrality rules" - Fred Upton, R-Mich.

The proposed rules will exclude irrelevant portions of the authority, granted under Title II of the Communications Act. But Republicans, including House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, R-Mich., have criticized the rules as an overreach of regulation that could discourage investment in the telecom business. The vote in the FCC “is just the beginning” and “means an inevitable return to the courts for net neutrality rules, which will lead to more years of uncertainty for consumers and providers,” he said Wednesday during a hearing of the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Republicans like Upton, once broadly opposed to net neutrality, have sought to avoid FCC regulation by proposing a bill on the issue that they claim would uphold some of its principles, including that Internet service providers should not use their power to block or slow down the traffic of rival Web services.

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/02/25/republicans-defy-net-neutrality-ahead-of-fcc-vote