Senators vote to begin debate on repealing changes to net neutrality rules [View all]

[Uncle Joe]

Source: CNN

"Washington (CNN)The Senate voted Wednesday to begin debate on repealing changes to net neutrality rules that were recently adopted by the Republican-controlled Federal Communications Commission."

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"Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer spoke after the vote, arguing that "at stake is the future of the Internet."

"That fundamental equality of access is what has made the internet so dynamic," he said on the Senate floor. "Net neutrality protected everyone ... that era, the era of an open Internet, will unfortunately soon come to an end."

He continued: "The Democratic position is very simple. Let's treat the internet like the public good that it is."

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Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/16/politics/net-neutrality-vote-senate-democrats/index.html