However, once the new, Democratic-controlled Senate and House gathers on Capitol Hill in January, prospects for a network neutrality provision, designed to prevent broadband carriers from charging extra fees to content providers based on bandwidth consumption, should improve considerably.
Indeed, according to this article on CNET News.com, "the outlook for technology-related legislation has changed dramatically overnight," thanks the the Democratic win.
On a wealth of topics -- Net neutrality, digital copyright, merger approval, data retention, Internet censorship -- a Capitol Hill controlled by Democrats should yield a shift in priorities on technology-related legislation.
The CNET News.com piece is far too long and detailed to get into here, but it's worth a read if you want a quick primer on how a new majority in Congress might address technology issues.
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