Senate rejects attempt to overturn FCC net neutrality rules

In a setback for Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and other providers that have fought the FCC's new net neutrality rules, the Senate voted Thursday to keep the commission's rules in place.

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While Republicans had fought to overturn the rules, the Senate voted 52-46 to leave the net neutrality rules in place. The House passed a similar vote in April, 240-179.

But with Verizon fighting the FCC rules in federal court, the debate over net neutrality is far from over.

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