Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) has proffered an opt-in centric "Internet Bill of Rights" for ISPs and edge providers that Khanna says was based "in part on the input provided during conversations with" a Who's Who of edge providers including Amazon, Apple, Google, Twitter, Facebook and others.

It consultation equates with support, the edge has gone all in for opt in. Khanna's district includes parts of Silicon Valley.

In rolling out the list, Khanna included a shout out from World Wide Web founder Tim Berners-Lee: "This bill of rights provides a set of principles that are about giving users more control of their online lives while creating a healthier internet economy."

Here is the list Khanna's office e-mailed to B&C/Multichannel News (after first handing it to The New York Times). The bracketed materials are B&C/Multichannel News editorial notations.

(1) "To have access to and knowledge of all collection and uses of personal data by companies;

(2) "To opt-in consent to the collection of personal data by any party and to the sharing of personal data with a third party; [The definition of "personal" would be crucial.]

(3) "Where context appropriate and with a fair process, to obtain, correct, or delete personal data controlled by any company and to have those requests honored by third parties [that is the "erase button" that both Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Joe Barton (R-Tex.) advocated for kids' online data for years.

(4) "To have personal data secured and to be notified in a timely manner when a security breach or unauthorized access of personal data is discovered;

(5) "To move all personal data from one network to the next;

(6) "To access and use the internet without internet service providers blocking, throttling, engaging in paid prioritization, or otherwise unfairly favoring content, applications, services, or devices. [effectively restoring the FCC's network neutrality rules].

(7) "To internet service without the collection of data that is unnecessary for providing the requested service absent opt-in consent;

(8) "To have access to multiple viable, affordable internet platforms, services, and providers with clear and transparent pricing;

(9) "Not to be unfairly discriminated against or exploited based on your personal data [no digital red-lining];

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(10) "To have an entity that collects your personal data have reasonable business practices and accountability to protect your privacy."

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), who last week criticized FCC chairman Ajit Pai on the House floor, is heading a letter from 40 Democratic colleagues calling on Pai to expand Lifeline broadband subsidies.

That follows a similar push last week by Senate Democrats.

After Pai rescinded nine (out of some 900) Lifeline authorizations, which were approved in the last few weeks of his predecessor in the post, Khanna, who represents Silicon Valley, decried the move in a floor speech and signaled a letter from him and his colleagues would be on the way.

“[Chairman Pai] is writing the rules of modern day capitalism in a way that privileges these elite telecom companies, with concentrated economic power, at the expense of low income Americans," Khanna said. "This Congress must stand united to make sure an unelected bureaucrat doesn’t get to write the rules of our economy in favor of wealthy interests at the expense of ordinary Americans.”

Pai said he made the move to get a better system of vetting waste, fraud and abuse in place before expanding the program. The applications were not dismissed, but returned to "pending" status.

In the letter, the legislators said Pai was hurting "those in our country that need the most help," calling the decision an arbitrary one that will "hurt poor children and widen the digital divide." They asked him to reconsider the decision to remove the companies.

Pai came into the job pledging that closing the digital divide was a priority for him.

Among those signing on to the letter was Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.), former ranking member of the Communications Subcommittee.

Some of those legislators will have a chance to grill Pai on the issue early next month. He is scheduled to testify before House and Senate committees March 8.