Net Neutrality: How Did House Reps. Vote on the FCC's 2011 Net Neutrality Rule?
November 30, 2014
In 2010, the Federal Communications Commission issued a rule designed to enshrine network neutrality as the law of the land, prohibiting fixed-line internet service providers from blocking or discriminating against traffic to lawful content on the web. In April 2011, the House of Representatives passed a resolution of disapproval against the FCC's net neutrality rule. This 2011 FCC rule was thrown out in 2014 by the D.C. Circuit as a result of the Verizon v. Federal Communication Commission case. How did members of the House of Representatives vote on the 2011 resolution opposing net neutrality?
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