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OLL15072
114TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S.L.C.
S. ll
A BILL
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure Internet openness, to prohibit blocking lawful content and
non-harmful devices, to prohibit throttling data, to prohibit paid prioritization, to require transparency of network management practices, to provide that broadband
shall be considered to be an information service, and
to prohibit the Commission or a State commission from
relying on section 706 of the Telecommunications Act
of 1996 as a grant of authority.
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(a) OBLIGATIONS
CESS
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ment practices.
(1) IN
GENERAL.The
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rulemaking or otherwise.
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(2) FORMAL
COMPLAINT PROCEDURES.Not
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subsection (a).
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CONSIDERATIONS.Nothing
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do so; or
(1) IN
GENERAL.Nothing
in this section
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services.
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(2) PROHIBITION
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(e) BROADBAND
TO
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BE CONSIDERED INFORMATION
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1 other mass market retail service providing advanced tele2 communications capability (as defined in section 706 of
3 the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C. 1302))
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6 purposes of subsection (a), a network management prac7 tice is reasonable if it is appropriate and tailored to achiev8 ing a legitimate network management purpose, taking into
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INTERNET
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(2) PAID
PRIORITIZATION.The
term paid
Internet
access
service
(3) SPECIALIZED
by
prioritizing
SERVICES.The
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term spe-
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cialized
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over the same network as, and that may share net-
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ice..
services
means
services
other
than
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lowing:
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(d) NO GRANT
OF
AUTHORITY.The Commission
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