The executive office of US President Barack Obama said the administration strongly opposes passage in the Senate of a resolution that could impact the equal availability of the Internet to all classes of users.
The resolution introduced in the Senate disapproves a rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission in December on the net neutrality issue, and states that it should have "no force or effect".
"If the President is presented with the resolution, SJ Res. 6, which would not safeguard the free and open Internet, his senior advisers would recommend that he veto it," the administration said.
A "no blocking" rule states that fixed broadband providers may not block lawful content, applications, services, or non-harmful devices. Mobile broadband providers are also prohibited from blocking lawful websites, or block applications that compete with their voice or video telephony services.
The US House of Representatives already passed Republican-backed resolution in April disapproving the FCC rules, and asking for their rolling back.
"An important element of this leadership is that the open Internet enables entrepreneurs to create new services without fear of undue discrimination by network providers," said a statement from the Office of the President.
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