The House of Representatives yesterday approved an amendment that would prevent the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to implement measures to protect Network Neutrality Amendment is part of a bill proposed by the Republican Party to reduce the U.S. federal budget . The amendment was adopted by 244 votes to 181 and is focused on the budget of all government agencies, among which is the FCC, for the remainder of 2011.
However, the measure still needs to overcome a Senate vote, where the Democratic Party has the majority. The concept of "net neutrality" means that the companies that provide Internet access are required to treat all sources of information equally. The debate revolves around two points.
On the one hand, if companies can access providers to give preferential treatment to companies that pay for a faster data transmission and, second, whether or not they block or slow content. While the Democratic Party and the White House argue that the FCC can regulate on the Internet and that access must be neutral, the Republican Party wants to limit the capacity for action by the FCC and encourage the development of the network with less regulation.
During last night's debate, Republican Steve Scalise argued that the measures in defense of net neutrality are an obstacle to innovation and job creation. However, the Republican Party also sought, with measures like this, limit the powers of the FCC. "We believe that if the FCC is without authority on Internet communications, we will open the door to abuse by many companies with large economic interests," argues Timothy Karr, campaign director of Free Press organization, which advocates neutrality on the Web The Republican Party has also proposed a resolution in the House of Representatives and the Senate to limit the budget to get the FCC on Internet, if the amendment is not successful last night.
This is a proposal to reduce the number of votes needed to reject the decision of the Commission. The Federal Communications Commission voted on December 21 a resolution forbidding Internet access providers "unjustified discrimination" any type of content. At the same time, created two types of networks: one for access through landlines and other wireless networks.
The vote in the House of Representatives took place precisely the same night that Obama was dining in San Francisco with the leaders of Internet companies. The president cited with Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder, Steve Jobs, Apple's founder, Eric Schmidt, Google's outgoing CEO, and Dick Costolo, CEO of Twitter, to promote innovation and job creation in the technology sector. 
However, the measure still needs to overcome a Senate vote, where the Democratic Party has the majority. The concept of "net neutrality" means that the companies that provide Internet access are required to treat all sources of information equally. The debate revolves around two points.
On the one hand, if companies can access providers to give preferential treatment to companies that pay for a faster data transmission and, second, whether or not they block or slow content. While the Democratic Party and the White House argue that the FCC can regulate on the Internet and that access must be neutral, the Republican Party wants to limit the capacity for action by the FCC and encourage the development of the network with less regulation.
During last night's debate, Republican Steve Scalise argued that the measures in defense of net neutrality are an obstacle to innovation and job creation. However, the Republican Party also sought, with measures like this, limit the powers of the FCC. "We believe that if the FCC is without authority on Internet communications, we will open the door to abuse by many companies with large economic interests," argues Timothy Karr, campaign director of Free Press organization, which advocates neutrality on the Web The Republican Party has also proposed a resolution in the House of Representatives and the Senate to limit the budget to get the FCC on Internet, if the amendment is not successful last night.
This is a proposal to reduce the number of votes needed to reject the decision of the Commission. The Federal Communications Commission voted on December 21 a resolution forbidding Internet access providers "unjustified discrimination" any type of content. At the same time, created two types of networks: one for access through landlines and other wireless networks.
The vote in the House of Representatives took place precisely the same night that Obama was dining in San Francisco with the leaders of Internet companies. The president cited with Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder, Steve Jobs, Apple's founder, Eric Schmidt, Google's outgoing CEO, and Dick Costolo, CEO of Twitter, to promote innovation and job creation in the technology sector.
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