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Senate Democrats seek vote to restore net neutrality

Nancy Marshall-Genzer May 9, 2018
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Senate Democrats seek vote to restore net neutrality

Nancy Marshall-Genzer May 9, 2018
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A group of senators — mostly Democrats — plans to file a petition Wednesday to force a Senate vote on restoring net neutrality, the Obama-era rule that said all internet traffic must be treated equally. The Federal Communications Commission repealed the rule late last year. 

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