Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4676
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2022-07-28
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Latest action: action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-07-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill expressly classifies broadband internet as a <em>telecommunications service</em> rather than an<em> information service</em> for purposes of regulation by the Federal Communications Commission. (Current law treats providers of telecommunications services as common carriers and subjects them to more stringent requirements.)</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4676 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 28, 2022 Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Wyden , Ms. Cantwell , Mr. Booker , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Merkley , Ms. Warren , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Luján , Mr. Schatz , Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Leahy , Mr. Cardin , Mrs. Shaheen , Mrs. Murray , Ms. Hassan , Ms. Hirono , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Padilla , Mr. Heinrich , Ms. Smith , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Kaine , Mr. King , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Murphy , Mr. Reed , and Mr. Whitehouse ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to classify broadband as telecommunications service.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act of 2022 . 2. Classification of broadband as telecommunications service Section 3(53) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 153(53) ) is amended— (1) by striking means the offering and inserting the following: “— (A) means the offering ; and (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: “; and (B) includes the offering of broadband internet access service, as defined in section 801, for a fee directly to the public, or to such classes of users as to be effectively available directly to the public, regardless of the facilities used. .