After opening statements yesterday, today Tuesday March 15 2016 the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee voted on H.R. 2666 – No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act. Before the Committee voted to pass the bill to the full House, it had to vote on amendments from Reps. McNerney, Walden, Eshoo, and Matsui. Find edited video below (or via YouTube playlist).
Opening Remarks (5:28)
View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OoXnK1xW-X8
Vote #1 – McNerney Amendment (7:16)
View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zatrzqau_og
Vote #2 – Walden Amendment (43:36)
View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BfZ2NJIgs70
Vote #3 – Eshoo Amendment (11:14)
View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/G9MNavURMA4
Vote #4 – Matsui Amendment (3:49)
View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6vlwqdyb0ZA
Vote #5 – H.R. 2666 (0:21)
View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2-7UXD2MXkE
On the issue of “zero-rating”, this is all the more reason why carriers should embrace simple toll-free apps (www.freebyte.me). This type of tech won’t violate net neutrality since it is designed to prevent any form of network prioritization / favoritism / price discrimination. Also, the FCC’s regulatory remit likely ends at the edge of the core network – not extending to the billions of “network independent” apps (third party software) that merely reside on a phone after being installed therein at the sole discretion of the phone owner / retail consumer.