FCC Moving on Net Neutrality?

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Reports by Politico and other news sources that Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski is pushing ahead on an Internet neutrality proposal is already raising the ire of Congress. The proposal is expected to be issued in December when Congress is in recess.

Net neutrality, a pet issue of Genachowski (shown), would regulate the net by requiring Internet providers to treat all Web services equally. Currently, Internet providers such as Verizon and Comcast manage their own traffic and are opposed to net neutrality.

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