Senate’s top Democrat backs tough Web rules

The statement from the Senate’s top Democrat also poses a hurdle to Republican efforts to write net neutrality legislation that explicitly prohibits the FCC from enacting utility-style rules for the Web, while also instituting some new restrictions for Internet service providers such as Comcast or Cox. Democrats have so far resisted endorsing the legislation and instead have urged the FCC to proceed with its action.

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