U.S. Senator Tina Smith Fights to Restore Net Neutrality Protections

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Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) backed a Senate effort to restore the national net neutrality protections that were gutted by President Trump's Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The legislation is sponsored by over 40 Senate Democrats.

"Net neutrality is the basic--but important--principle that what we read, view, and watch on the internet is free and open to everybody," said Sen. Smith. "And that principle has long allowed for the internet to be a pillar of innovation that powers our modern economy. Tearing up net neutrality gives giant internet service providers the ability to pick and choose how Minnesota families, schools, and businesses use the internet. We can't let that happen, which is why I'm backing the effort to restore the net neutrality protections that millions of Americans fought to establish."

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai went against the will of an overwhelming majority of the American people by scrapping the federal rules that prohibit internet service providers--like Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon-- from blocking, slowing down, or discriminating against content online. Repealing those net neutrality rules could lead to higher prices for Minnesota consumers, slower speeds, or even blocked websites.

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