National Journal: In Net Neutrality Push, Democrats Aim to Make the Internet a Utility

Sen. Edward Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, collected signatures for a letter urging the Federal Communications Commission to regulate the Internet like the telephone system.

Democratic Sens. Chuck Schumer of New York and Al Franken of Minnesota, as well as independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, have signed on, aides confirmed. The lawmakers have planned a Tuesday morning press conference with Internet advocacy groups on net neutrality.

In the letter, the senators argue that stronger authority is necessary to enact net-neutrality rules that prevent broadband providers such as Comcast from manipulating traffic to favor giant corporations.

“Consumers and businesses cannot live without this vital connection to each other and to the world around them. Accordingly, it would be appropriate for the FCC to reclassify broadband to reflect the vital role the Internet plays in carrying our most important information and our greatest ideas.”

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