Congress Picks New Internet Caucus Co-Head

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Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) has been named co-chair of the
Congressional Internet Caucus.

She joins Rep. Robert Goodlatte (R-Va.) on the caucus, which has a
bipartisan membership of over 150 representatives and senators.

Senate co-chairs of the caucus are John Thune (R-S.D.) and Patrick
Leahy (D-Vt.).

Republican House members have indicated they plan to be very
active on the Internet front, starting with trying to block implementation of
the FCC's new network neutrality rules.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.