With the prospects dim for the inclusion of network neutrality provisions in telecom reform legislation, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) plans to introduce his own stand-alone bill tackling this issue. Wyden, a former member of the Senate Commerce Committee, testified before that committee in February on the need for laws that bar incumbent broadband providers from discriminating against unaffiliated applications and services.
Wyden’s new bill reportedly prohibits this kind of discrimination and goes even further — it also bars the creation of private networks that provide Internet access superior to the Internet access generally available to consumers. He’ll go into more detail during a media briefing tomorrow at 1:30.
Cynthia Brumfield at 5:20 PM|Comments(0)
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