Common Cause praised the net neutrality legislation introduced...

Common Cause praised the net neutrality legislation introduced by Democrats this week (http://bit.ly/1c7BYqr). Democrats introduced the bill to restore net neutrality rules vacated by a January ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. “Everyone concerned about the future of our communications owes these Hill leaders a huge debt of gratitude,” said Michael Copps, special adviser to Common Cause’s Media and Democracy Reform Initiative, and a former FCC commissioner, in a statement. “Now it’s time for the FCC to seize this opportunity to guarantee an Open Internet -- not by half measures and baby steps, but by exercising the authority Congress and the Circuit Court have provided them.” Common Cause backs reclassification of broadband as a Title II telecom service. Lobbyists have told us the bill is unlikely to move in Congress but may act as a signal to the FCC.