Rep Markey: Backing network neutrality is prerequisite for FCC chief

Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA), who is running for the Senate, said that any new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission must support network neutrality regulations.

On a conference call with the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, a liberal advocacy group, Rep Markey said that having an "understanding of net neutrality, an understanding of the non-discriminatory principles that are baked into the Internet from its origin," is a prerequisite for becoming FCC chairman.