Net neutrality advocates gain symbolic win as Senate votes to save Obama rules
by Julia Carrie Wong in San Francisco and agencies from Technology | The Guardian on (#3QD04)
But resolution requires passage in House and Trump's signature - an unlikely outcome before FCC's repeal goes into effect in June
Advocates for net neutrality won a symbolic victory Wednesday when the Senate voted 52-47 to preserve Obama-era regulations that require internet service providers to treat all web traffic equally.
But the resolution also requires passage by the Republican-controlled House and Donald Trump's signature to be enacted - an unlikely outcome before the Federal Communications Commission's repeal of net neutrality rules goes into effect next month.
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