Hands off Internet, McCain tells FCC.

Broadcasting & Cable, April, 1999 by McConnell, Bill

Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) plans to introduce a bill next month that would prevent the FCC from regulating the Internet or taxing Internet services. "As the Industrial Age gives way to the Information Age, all Americans, regardless of where they live or how much they earn, must have affordable access to the Internet," McCain said. "But FCC regulation could cause an increase in the price of Internet access. Our choice is clear: We must make sure that Internet service is available to all." The bill would forbid the FCC from adopting any rules that would increase the price of Internet service. It would give telephone companies incentives to provide advanced high-speed services and prevent the FCC from forcing telephone companies to sell...

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