Republican members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee are concerned that the FCC has picked "winners and losers" on the Internet by shielding companies such as Google and Skype from net-neutrality regulations.
A GOP briefing memo obtained by The Hill criticizes the agency for its choice to regulate Internet providers while leaving out Internet companies who send apps and other content over broadband lines.
"If the mere threat of Internet discrimination is such a concern, and if the FCC has done no analysis to demonstrate why one company has more market power than another, why would discrimination by companies like Google or Skype be any more acceptable than discrimination by companies like AT&T and Comcast?" the memo asks.
The memo notes that many believe the FCC took its action for political purposes. The FCC "just selectively applied the rules to broadband providers, shielding web companies," according to the memo.
"Is it any wonder that 56 percent of those polled by Rasmussen believe the FCC will use the network neutrality rules to accomplish a political agenda?"
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A GOP briefing memo obtained by The Hill criticizes the agency for its choice to regulate Internet providers while leaving out Internet companies who send apps and other content over broadband lines.
"If the mere threat of Internet discrimination is such a concern, and if the FCC has done no analysis to demonstrate why one company has more market power than another, why would discrimination by companies like Google or Skype be any more acceptable than discrimination by companies like AT&T and Comcast?" the memo asks.
The memo notes that many believe the FCC took its action for political purposes. The FCC "just selectively applied the rules to broadband providers, shielding web companies," according to the memo.
"Is it any wonder that 56 percent of those polled by Rasmussen believe the FCC will use the network neutrality rules to accomplish a political agenda?"
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