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June 28, 2006
Net neutrality gets a tie in Senate?
From the flurry of PR-group emails that have just started to cross the transom, it appears that a vote on the network neutrality amendment in front of the Senate commerce committee ended up tied, 11-11. UPDATED: According to C/Net, the tie does not go to the runner but instead defeats the amendment. Still, think that C/Net's headline ("Senate deals blow to Net neutrality") is not a full reflection of the truth... from here it looks like the concept of NN is getting stronger, and the tie committee vote will likely fuel momentum for some kind of NN wording (or stalling) in any bill brought to the full Senate.
Though their focus is sometimes skewed on this subject, you have to compliment C/Net for having two reporters on the scene for timely updates... don't see any other tech outlets (or news outlets for that matter) with the smarts to cover this field front and center.
UPDATE 2: Drew Clark at the National Journal weighs in, with a bit more nuance and analysis here.
(Did anyone else notice that the commerce committee's webcast was MIA this afternoon? Or was that just my service provider, blocking it... joke!)
FYI, the betting line on any actual telecom reform bill making it to the President's desk for an Ed Whitacre-assisted rubber stamp before the November elections is now open at 3-1. Please place wagers in the comments field.
Posted by paul at June 28, 2006 02:53 PM