Days after the FCC repealed its net neutrality rules, the GOP has a bill to replace them

Days after the FCC repealed its net neutrality rules, the GOP has a bill to replace them

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2017/12/19/this-gop-net-neutrality-bill-aims-to-replace-some-but-not-all-of-the-fccs-rules/

Days after the Federal Communications Commission voted to repeal its net neutrality rules for Internet providers, a Republican congresswoman has introduced legislation that would replace some — but not all — of the regulations.

Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) on Tuesday unveiled what she's calling the Open Internet Preservation Act. The bill restores two of the most important provisions of the FCC's net neutrality rules: A ban on the blocking of websites, as well as a ban on the slowing of websites. It also includes the same public disclosure requirements that Internet providers must abide by under the FCC's decision from last week.