Hearing: The Internet Freedom Preservation Act (HR 5353)

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Date: May 6 2008 - 9:30am - 12:30pm

H.R. 5353, the Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008
Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Hearing
Tuesday, may 6, 2008
9:30 a.m. in room 2322 Rayburn House Office Building

On February 12, 2008, Rep Ed Markey (D-MA), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunication and the Internet, introduced H.R. 5353, the Internet Freedom Preservation Act, a bill to establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services. The legislation would create a four part national broadband policy.

Learn more about the bill at http://www.benton.org/node/9186