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Statement by Senator John McCain on FCC Vote Approving "Net Neutrality" Internet Regulations

Statement

Date: Feb. 26, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Technology and Communication

U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) released the following statement on the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) vote today approving a 317-page plan to regulate the Internet:

"I am disappointed by the FCC's vote today, a move that, in the name of so-called "net neutrality,' drastically increases the government's role over our nation's broadband -- an effort I have long opposed. Today's party-line vote to force an innovative and relatively unencumbered Internet into federal regulations created for monopoly-era phone companies is unfortunate. It upends the longstanding hands-off approach to the Internet that has been taken since its advent -- one that has encouraged innovation and allowed the Internet to become what it is today. This is a matter for Congress to carefully consider and correct."


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