Republican leaders from the House Energy and Commerce Committee have sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler, criticizing the agency’s proposed broadband privacy rules and asking for widespread revisions, Multichannel News reports. E&C Chair Fred Upton, R-Mich., Greg Walden, R-Ore., and Michael Burgess, R-Texas, argue that the rules are filled with “inconsistencies” that would “undermine the public's expectation of a seamless and contextually relevant online experience." As such, "knowing that an enforcement-based approach at the FCC, modeled on the FTC's success, can work to protect consumers without injecting new complexity and uncertainty into the internet economy, we urge you to reconsider your approach," they write.
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