In their letter to Pai, they warned that moving forward with the plan will “amount to the largest abdication of the FCCs statutory responsibilities in history.”
Since its inception, the FCC’s primary duty is to protect consumers and public interest with respect to communication networks.
The senators said, “With your current proposal, you have now decided to throw overboard those long-standing responsibilities—and consumers with them. In short, you are walking away from your statutory duties and effectively eliminating FCC oversight over high-speed internet access.”
