[BoingBoing] #NetNeutrality: 49 Senators urge Ryan to schedule House vote before protections expire

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[BoingBoing] #NetNeutrality: 49 Senators urge Ryan to schedule House vote before protections expire

In Washington today [NDLQDN JUN 7], U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan received a letter signed by 47 Senate Democrats and two independents calling on him to schedule a vote to keep Net Neutrality rules active.

Under Trump’s FCC chief Ajit Pai, the Obama-era rules to help keep the internet free, fair, and equal will die next week.

Ryan’s office would not respond to reporters, and referred questions on Net Neutrality to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. […]

#NetNeutrality: 49 Senators urge Ryan to schedule House vote before protections expire