McCain: Telecom Bill Not Dead Yet

MCCAIN: TELECOM BILL NOT DEAD YET
[SOURCE: Technology Daily, AUTHOR: Heather Greenfield]
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) told technology company leaders that the Senate's telecommunications bill is not dead. Although he does not see a way to pass it before the November election, he noted the possibility a bill could see Senate floor action in a lame-duck session. He expressed understanding for both sides of the net Neutrality debate, but said the problem now is that most consumers have a choice of only one or maybe two broadband providers. If the dominant provider steered search-engine traffic to Microsoft because of faster service there than Google, a consumer may not be able to just switch companies. Given the lack of competition now, he said he plans to "continue to champion the rights of localities" to offer their own broadband networks.
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