Senate Race in California Pits Net Neutrality Opponent Against Supporter

摘要

Net neutrality will gain a Senate opponent and lose a supporter if Republican nominee Carly nFiorina, a former Hewlett-Packard CEO, beats Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., in November's nelection. Political analysts consider Boxer’s seat to be at risk, and the telecom industry is nwatching the race closely. In a speech to the Technology Policy Institute, Fiorina said it would nbe “bad public policy” for the FCC to reclassify broadband transport under Title II of the nCommunications Act. A spokeswoman for Boxer said the Senate Commerce Committee nmember “strongly supports net neutrality and she believes the FCC has a role to play in nensuring an open Internet.” Boxer hasn’t commented specifically on reclassification.