,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajif  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #g1        
#bjai,mrs4 ,rodgers of ,washington      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the 
,communications ,act of #aicd to provide
 for open internet requirements for     
providers of broadband internet access  
service4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,promoting ,internet
 ,freedom and ,innovation ,act of #bjai4
  #b4 ,open internet requirements ,title
 ,i of the ,communications ,act of #aicd
 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq47 is amended
 by adding at the end the following3    
#ad4 ,open internet requirements  7a7   
,transparency ,any person providing     
broadband internet access service shall 
publicly disclose accurate information  
regarding the network management        
practices1 performance characteristics1 
and commercial terms of its broadband   
internet access services sufficient to  

enable consumers to make informed       
choices regarding the purchase and use  
of such services and entrepreneurs and  
other small businesses to develop1      
market1 and maintain internet offerings4
 ,the disclosure shall be made via a    
publicly available1 easily accessible   
website4  7b7 ,prohibition on blocking1 
impairment and degradation1 and paid    
prioritization ,a person engaged in the 
provision of broadband internet access  
service1 insofar as the person is so    
engaged1 may not--  7#a7 block lawful   
content1 applications1 services1 or     
nonharmful devices1 subject to          
reasonable network management2  7#b7    
impair or degrade lawful internet       
traffic on the basis of internet        
content1 application1 or service1 or use
 of a nonharmful device1 subject to     
reasonable network management2 or  7#c7 
engage in paid prioritization4  7c7     
,savings clause ,nothing in this        
section--  7#a7 supersedes any          
obligation or authorization a provider  

of broadband internet access service may
 have to address the needs of emergency 
communications or law enforcement1      
public safety1 or national security     
authorities1 consistent with or as      
permitted by applicable law1 or limits  
the provider's ability to do so2 or     
7#b7 prohibits reasonable efforts by a  
provider of broadband internet access   
service to address copyright            
infringement or other unlawful activity4
  7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3    
7#a7 ,broadband internet access service 
7,a7 ,in general ,the term broadband    
internet access service means a         
mass-market retail service by wire or   
radio that provides the capability to   
transmit data to and receive data from  
all or substantially all internet       
endpoints1 including any capabilities   
that are incidental to and enable the   
operation of the communications service1
 but excluding dial-up internet access  
service4  7,b7 ,functional equivalent2  
evasion ,the term includes any service  

that-- 7i7 the ,commission finds to be  
providing a functional equivalent of the
 service described in subparagraph 7,a72
 or  7ii7 is used to evade the          
protections set forth in this section4  
7#b7 ,edge provider ,the term edge      
provider means any individual or entity 
that provides any content1 application1 
or service over the internet1 and any   
individual or entity that provides a    
device used for accessing any content1  
application1 or service over the        
internet4  7#c7 ,end user ,the term end 
user means any individual or entity that
 uses a broadband internet access       
service4  7#d7 ,paid prioritization ,the
 term paid prioritization means the     
management of a broadband provider's    
network to directly or indirectly favor 
some traffic over other traffic1        
including through the use of techniques 
such as traffic shaping1 prioritization1
 resource reservation1 or other forms of
 preferential traffic management1       
either--  7,a7 in exchange for          

consideration1 monetary or otherwise1   
from a third party2 or  7,b7 to benefit 
an affiliated entity4  7#e7 ,reasonable 
network management ,the term reasonable 
network management means a practice that
 has a primarily technical network      
management justification1 but does not  
include other business practices4 ,a    
network management practice is          
reasonable if it is primarily used for  
and tailored to achieving a legitimate  
network management purpose1 taking into 
account the particular network          
architecture and technology of the      
broadband internet access service4  4