Sen . John Ensign wants to revamp aging regulations on telecommunications and information industries in a bill he recently introduced . If passed , the bill would have a far - reaching impact on voice , video and data technologies , as well as the deployment of broadband , or high - speed , Internet . Some aspects of the bill have already been addressed by rule changes at the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) , but those rules are frequently challenged in court . Mr . Ensign ’ s bill , called the Broadband Investment and Consumer Choice Act , would enshrine deregulation into law , allowing for regulatory roadblocks to come down faster .