House Republicans aim to defund net neutrality in budget bill

The House GOP war against the Obama administration now contains net neutrality rules proposed by the FCC. The FCC’s net neutrality rules were written to keep the Internet free and open from corporate discrimination. Government funding to enforce net neutrality would be cut off if the GOP amendment becomes part of a bill allowing the government to function through the fiscal year. This may help the millions of people who take out payday cash advances every month just to pay their internet bill. Post resource – House Republicans seek to defund net neutrality in budget bill by MoneyBlogNewz.

The federal spending budget effected by net neutrality

The House approved an amendment to a spending budget bill that will help fund the federal government until the end of the 2011 fiscal year while also stopping the FCC from implementing new net neutrality rules. Net neutrality was stopped at the FCC with this bill. It was a way of helping out companies that control United States Internet access such as Verizon, AT&T and Comcast. Political analysts doubt whether the net neutrality amendment, as well as other Republican measures to defund programs they don’t like, will survive the legislative process. The government needs the funds from the budget bill. That means Obama can't veto the amendment while in the budget bill.

Politics and net neutrality

The net neutrality put out by the FCC is supported by Obama. The Senate Democrats support it as well. In Dec., the Democratic House passed the rules. Then, in hopes that the GOP would change to Republican in the new year, Senate Republicans stalled the measure. U.S. Senate Democrats, who still hold the majority, are adamant that they won’t address the Republican net neutrality defunding amendment. The current government funding bill expires at midnight on March 4. The government has to shut down unless a new spending bill is made.

All about net neutrality

The reason why net neutrality came about was because of the few major corporations that give access to Internet. Most Americans have to choose between these few corporations. In order to keep the quality of service low and the rates high, several suspect the businesses are working together. The FCC hopes to encourage more competition in the Internet service provider industry by preventing major Internet service providers from charging sites for faster access and throttling Internet connections for content providers and consumers who don’t pay additional.

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