DEMOCRATS LOSE HOUSE VOTE ON NET NEUTRALITY

A hotly contested Democratic bid to enshrine extensive Net neutrality regulations in the law books failed yesterday in the US House of Representatives. By a 34-to-22 vote, members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee rejected a Democratic-backed Net neutrality amendment that also enjoyed support from Internet and software companies including Microsoft, Amazon.com, and Google.

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