Latta Urges to Overrule FCC Broadband Control

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Bob Latta, R-Bowling Green, introduced a resolution Thursday to repeal the Federal Communications Commission’s recent ruling to reclassify broadband as a public utility.

The FCC recently announced that it will reclassify broadband under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934.

“It is incredible that we are once again debating the FCC’s so-called ‘net neutrality’ order, the repeal of which in 2017 led to lower prices, faster internet speeds and increased investment in broadband networks,” Latta said in a press release. “Once again, the Biden administration is prioritizing heavy-handed government control, as seen in the FCC’s latest actions to control the Internet.”

Latta said the FCC’s ruling could “impose stifling regulations that will hamper our ability to expand broadband access and close the digital divide.”

Latta, a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, announced he has the endorsement of Cathy McMorris Rodgers, the committee’s chairwoman.