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December 4, 2017, 10:28 PM UTC

New York Attorney General Urges FCC to Delay Net Neutrality Vote

Bloomberg Law - Staff Reports

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Dec. 4 urged the Federal Communications Commission to postpone its planned vote to roll back net neutrality rules, citing large numbers of allegedly fake electronically filed public comments about the agency’s effort.

Schneiderman (D) has been investigating whether about one million of the public comments to the agency were filed by people who falsely assumed the identities of others.

“It’s vital that the FCC delay the vote until we know what happened,” Schneiderman said in a statement.

Democrats and public interest groups have urged the commission to delay the planned Dec. 14 vote, citing ...

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