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Rep. Terry calls net neutrality advocates hypocrites for opposing U.N. Internet regulation

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A top lawmaker on the House Energy and Commerce Committee Wednesday said while he is glad to see U.S. policy makers joining forces to oppose international efforts to regulate the Internet, the Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality rules undermine U.S. credibility on the issue.

“I think there is certain level of hypocrisy” among those who favor net neutrality rules while opposing efforts to regulate the Internet internationally, Rep. Lee Terry, R-Neb., vice chairman of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee, said during a roundtable discussion Wednesday evening sponsored by the Phoenix Center.

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