Republicans Join Outcry Against Trump’s Net Neutrality Repeal

The following article by Jay Cassano with the International Business Times was posted on the National Memo website December 14, 2017:

On the eve of a Federal Communications Commission vote to repeal net neutrality rules, some congressional Republicans are suddenly pivoting against the Trump administration and joining the outcry against the move — just as a new poll shows the vast majority of GOP voters want the rules preserved.

In 2015, the FCC put in place strong net neutrality regulations, which prevent internet service providers from selectively blocking or throttling content by charging for paid prioritization or censoring politically critical content. Continue reading “Republicans Join Outcry Against Trump’s Net Neutrality Repeal”