Markey, Crawford Join To Defend FCC Net Neutrality Action, Attack Legislation
Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Susan Crawford, a former Obama administration adviser and now a Harvard Law School visiting professor, rebuffed the idea of net neutrality legislation Tuesday. They hosted a Twitter Q&A together for an hour, using the hashtag…
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#AskEdSusan. “Congress gave @FCC tools to protect an open Internet,” Markey told one questioner who asked about legislation. “Actually, we *have* a legislative solution for #NetNeutrality -- and it’s the current statute!” Crawford said, calling it “very durable.” They both back reclassification of broadband as a Communications Act Title II service, as FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s circulating order would do. Markey commended President Barack Obama for backing reclassification, when asked about White House influence. The U.S. “needs more competition & municipal broadband,” Markey said in one tweet. “Telco/cable lobby fighting entire *idea* of oversight,” Crawford argued. “Totally logical from their perspective.” Markey has been posting countdowns to the FCC vote on Feb. 26 on his Twitter account. “No Internet fast & slow lanes created by broadband barons,” Markey tweeted in one update. “8 days until Internet Freedom Day.”