On Friday, Representatives Gene Green (D-TX) and Fred Upton (R-MI) introduced H. CON. RES. 311. Introduced with bipartisan support, this concurrent resolution is meant to express the responsibility of Congress to the determine authority of the FCC over broadband Internet services. In a first step to resolve the Congressional-FCC debate over Title II, this resolution specifically makes two main points:
1. that it is the responsibility of Congress to determine the regulatory authority of the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadband Internet services; and
2. that the Federal Communications Commission should suspend any further action on its proceeding to extend its traditional communications regulatory authority to include broadband Internet services until such time as Congress delegates such authority to the Commission.
Since its introduction on Friday, this resolution has gained the support of 49 members of Congress. As an advocate of the consumer interest in this issue, I applaud these members of Congress for taking steps to preserve the competition and innovation that exist on the Internet, making sure that consumers receive an optimal online experience.
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