Prospects Fade for Net Neutrality Measure This Congress

摘要

A Capitol Hill deal on net neutrality looks increasingly unlikely. A Senate agreement probably nwon’t be made before Congress adjourns next month, a Senate staffer said. Chairman John nKerry, D-Mass., of the Senate Communications Subcommittee had said he was working with nranking member John Ensign, R-Nev., on a “compromise concept.” Kerry and Ensign’s noffices “are in constant communication but have not reached a consensus on the specifics of a ncompromise on network neutrality,” the staffer said. “With the clock running out on this nsession, it is unlikely that we will produce anything prior to adjournment. But the issue is not ngoing away and the senators will continue listening to each other and working with each other nas well as other colleagues on the committee to encourage outcomes that all participants in nthe market and consumers can understand, respect, and comply with.” Meanwhile, the nHouse is still looking for consensus. The pieces aren’t in place to introduce a bill, a House nstaffer told us. A measure could still drop Thursday or Friday, but it’s “now or never,” said the nstaffer.