House votes to overturn FCC Internet rules

February 20, 2011 by legitgov

House votes to overturn FCC Internet rules 17 Feb 2011 The House of Representatives voted on Thursday to overturn proposed rules that bar Internet service providers from blocking legal content but give some discretion to ration access for bandwidth hogs. The vote -- which was spearheaded by Republican lawmakers determined to undo a range of Obama administration initiatives -- would block funds to implement rules proposed by the Federal Communications Commission in December.