Don't Hold Your Breath for Congress to Deal With Net Neutrality

  • Even FCC chief says it would be best for Congress to act
  • The climate’s not ripe, a top Democratic senator suggests

FCC's Pai on Plans to Roll Back Net Neutrality Rules

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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai wants to gut Obama-era net neutrality rules, but even he says the matter is best left to someone else: the lawmakers in Congress.

Broadband companies AT&T Inc., Verizon Communications Inc. and Comcast Corp. support Pai’s initiative but also want Congress -- rather than his agency -- to step in and end a debate that has raged for more than a decade.