AT&T stands ready to build consensus for net neutrality legislation,...
AT&T stands ready to build consensus for net neutrality legislation, said Tim McKone, executive vice president. The carrier Friday accepted an invitation to industry (CD May 14 p2) by House Communications Subcommittee Chairman Rick Boucher, D-Va. AT&T hopes all broadband…
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providers will work with Congress to dispel uncertainty raised by the prospect of Internet regulation, McKone said. “While we've said that we don’t feel that the Communications Act of 1934 is the right vehicle to regulate dynamic 21st century technologies like the Internet, we do feel there are other more effective alternatives to fill the perceived void left by the court decision,” McKone said. “That’s why we would be supportive of the narrowly-tailored legislative approach outlined by Chairman Boucher and Ranking Member Cliff Stearns,” the Republican from Florida.