Stearns Counters FCC With Internet Bill

The battle lines over who in the government should regulate the Internet are being drawn.

Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.), ranking member of the Communications, Technology and the Internet Subcommittee Tuesday (May 11) countered the Federal Communications Commission’s proposal to reclassify the Internet with a bill that puts oversight for any regulation back in Congress.

The Internet Investment, Innovation, and Competition Preservation Act, would require the FCC to conduct a rigorous market analysis before mandating new network regulations.

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