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| http://stivers.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399403 | Rep. Stivers a Lead Co-Sponsor on Net Neutrality Law | 2017-12-19 | 2017 | 2017-12 | Republican | House | OH | Steve Stivers | S001187 | stivers.house.gov | legacy | Ive heard from many of my constituents who do not want ISPs deciding what sites they visit, what videos they watch, or how they conduct their business online, and I agree, Stivers said. share: f t WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, the Open Internet Preservation Act was introduced in an effort to prohibit the anti-consumer practices of throttling, and blocking of online content by internet service providers (ISPs). Representative Steve Stivers is an original cosponsor of this important piece of legislation that seeks to prohibit ISPs from preventing access to lawful internet traffic and content, and from slowing traffic based on the content, source, or destination of the information. The Open Internet Preservation Act also ensures openness by requiring all ISPs to disclose their network management practices for consumers and entrepreneurs alike. In the wake of the decision of the FCC to withdraw the previous Open Internet Order, Stivers cosponsored the bill to fortify net neutrality standards and protect consumers through the legislative branch. This approach creates the permanency of law. Consumers deserve to know that these protections will remain in place as opposed to being subject to transitory bureaucrats. Anti-competitive practices should be illegal, regardless of the Administration. Ive heard from many of my constituents who do not want ISPs deciding what sites they visit, what videos they watch, or how they conduct their business online, and I agree, Stivers said. ISPs should never prohibit users from legal content and consumers should never be kept in the dark. ISPs do not have the right to pick winners and losers, consumers decide what they want on their screens. This bill would prohibit those sorts of monopolistic practices. Prior to 2015, the internet was classified as an information service, and was regulated by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Instances of anti-competitive behavior and rule breaking were handled on a case-by-case basis. This bill would return regulation of anti-competitive business practices to the FTC, and the FCC would enforce these codified rules for consumer protection. Bottom line: free and open internet should never be a partisan issue, Stivers said. This bill would put into law crucial consumer protections that millions of Americans have asked for and that are emphasized in the principles of net neutrality. Furthermore, it does so without imposing the burdensome and overly broad aspects that were originally designed for the rotary telephone on the cultural and economic engine that is our modern internet. -30- | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |