By a 269-152 vote that fell largely along party lines, the House Republican leadership mustered enough votes to reject a Democrat-backed amendment that would have enshrined stiff Net neutrality regulations into federal law and prevented broadband providers from treating some Internet sites differently from others.
NOTE: It should be noted that COPE does enable the FCC to fine carriers up to a half-million dollars for violations of the neutrality principle (defined by the FCC on Aug 5th, 2005 by the "four principles."
(1) consumers are entitled to access the lawful Internet content of their choice; (2) consumers are entitled to run applications and services of their choice, subject to the needs of law enforcement; (3) consumers are entitled to connect their choice of legal devices that do not harm the network; and (4) consumers are entitled to competition among network providers, application and service providers, and content providers.
Read this article from News.com / View the vote tally for C.O.P.E.
More articles on the defeat of Neutrality as part of The Communications Opportunity, Promotion and Enhancement Act
House K.O.'s Net Neutrality from Internet News.com
Defeat for net neutrality backers from BBC Technology News
UPDATE: Commentary from the Nation, House Rejects Net Neutrality
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