FCC tackles Net neutrality

February 26, 2008 The FCC came to the Boston area, the birthplace of the Internet and the cradle of the American Revolution, on Monday to begin a serious examination of network neutrality, one of the most vexing free speech questions facing policymakers. The dispute pits open-Internet advocates against service providers such as Comcast Corp., which say they need to take reasonable steps to manage traffic on their networks. During a field hearing at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., chairman of the House Telecommunications and Internet Subcommittee, urged the FCC to take a more activist stance on network neutrality.

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