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Boucher’s Net Neutrality Effort Could Eclipse the Markey Bill

Posted on September 30, 2009 |

The Federal Communications Commission is moving aggressively--or as aggressively as the ponderous FCC can move--to implement Chairman Julius Genachowski's proposals to expand and codify network neutrality rules. But the commission faces a potentially huge challenge: Any enforcement action it takes under the new rules is almost certain to be challenged in court, and the FCC's legal track record on on efforts to regulate data services has been dismal.

The best answer, of course, would be for Congress to give the FCC the authority to enforce neutrality rules. Representative Rick Boucher (D-Va.), chair of the House subcommitte on technology, communications, and the Internet, seems to be ready to step to the plate.