House Republican leaders jumped into the net-neutrality fray Wednesday, sending the Federal Communications Commission a letter opposing any attempt to reclassify broadband as a Title II service.
The missive comes on the eve of a pivotal FCC vote to move forward with new net-neutrality regulations. In April, Chairman Tom Wheeler proposed allowing Internet service providers to charge companies like Netflix a toll for faster access, prompting a massive public backlash. The FCC has received more than 20,000 comments in the past 30 days, and protestors are already camped out in front of the agency’s headquarters on 12th Street S.W. in advance of tomorrow’s meeting.
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