Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., became the latest lawmaker...
Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., became the latest lawmaker to back reclassifying broadband as a Communications Act Title II telecom service. He sent an Aug. 22 letter, not released online, to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler expressing “strong support for net neutrality…
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rules that guarantee a free and open Internet.” Reclassification is seemingly “the best and clearest way” to do that, Levin said. “We must continue to have rules that protect the Internet from becoming a tiered system favoring some over others, as such an outcome would stifle innovation.” Wheeler has repeatedly pointed out this year that no net neutrality rules currently exist and said he wants to protect the open Internet through the agency’s ongoing rulemaking. Industry stakeholders and congressional Republicans have resisted reclassification, saying it could stifle investment and innovation.