What the Democrats' win means for tech

By Declan McCullagh and Anne Broache
Staff Writer, CNET News.com

Published: November 9, 2006, 4:00 AM PST

Last modified: November 9, 2006, 9:13 AM PST

update It was the narrowest of Republican margins in the U.S. Senate that doomed a crucial vote on Net neutrality earlier this year.

By an 11-11 tie, a GOP-dominated committee failed in June to approve rules requiring that all Internet traffic be treated the same no matter what its "source" or "destination" might be. A similar measure also failed in the House of Representatives.

But now that this week's elections have switched control of the House back to the Democrats--and they appear to have seized the Senate as well--the outlook for technology-related legislation has changed dramatically overnight.