Republicans lay plans to fight FCC's net neutrality rules

Newly fortified Republicans in Congress are considering a number of ways to stymie the Obama administration’s planned regulations on broadband Internet providers in 2015, making Capitol Hill a new front in the fight over net neutrality.

At issue is whether the Internet should be regulated like a public utility, a call President Barack Obama made late last year, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Net neutrality rules are designed to protect the equality of Internet traffic. However, opponents take issue with the government regulating the Web over private industry.

Read more from the Wall Street Journal.