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US Senate Close to Overturning Net Neutrality Vote
January 18, 2018
Senate Democrats have put together a measure meant to block the Federal Communications Commission’s Net Neutrality vote in December and end the rules put in place by the Obama administration. Democrats are just one GOP vote shy of the 51-vote threshold for a Senate resolution of disapproval, which would strike down the FCC’s December rules change. “With full caucus support,” Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said, “it’s clear that Democrats are committed to fighting to keep the internet from becoming the Wild West where ISPs are free to offer premium service to only the wealthiest customers while average consumers…