The Internet Under Attack Again

Congress shaping telecom law in private.

Real work will be done in conference committee, where the public has no influence but lobbyists do.

By Marilyn Geewax
WASHINGTON BUREAU


WASHINGTON — The House and Senate are preparing to vote on telecommunications legislation that could affect every American who surfs the Internet, watches cable TV or uses a phone.

But no one should waste much time watching the floor debates on C-SPAN. The lawmakers admit their goal is not to pass definitive legislation in public in the coming weeks. More details.