House GOP asks Obama to oppose FCC plan for open Internet

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Top House Republicans are appealing to the White House to protest Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski's proposal to require Internet service providers to keep their networks open to legal content and external devices.

House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Republican Whip Eric Cantor, R-Va., on Friday sent a letter to President Barack Obama and Genachowski, saying the proposed "net neutrality" regulations would "thwart further broadband investment and availability..."