Forbearances At Center of Debate on Save the Internet Act
Any hopes for a calm, bipartisan discussion on net neutrality regulations at House Commerce’s full committee markup Wednesday were quickly dashed as Rep Mike Doyle (D-PA) and ranking member Greg Walden (R-OR) duked it out over the Save the Internet Act (AKA “Title II 2.0”).
At the heart of the battle were the forbearance provisions that would be codified under the Save the Internet Act. The forbearances would permanently restrict the FCC from placing more than 700 regulations, most of which relate to Title II, on ISPs. And while Dems believe that should be enough to get Republicans on board, the minority continued to call for more information on exactly what those forbearances are.
