HHR New Media, Entertainment and Technology Group

A few months back, we wrote about Congress jumping into the debate over “net neutrality” with the introduction of a bill directing the FCC to assess the extent and impact of efforts by broadband providers to police internet traffic, impeding connections and access based on content and activity. (See “A Congressional Foray Into the Net Neutrality Debate“).  Continue Reading »

A Congressional Foray Into the Net Neutrality Debate

On February 13th, 2008, Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, introduced a bill to promote the principle known as “Net neutrality,” which prevents Internet service providers from playing traffic cop with Web content based on its source, destination, or ownership. Continue Reading »