FCC Hearing Evacuated Before 'Net Neutrality' Vote Due To Security Threat

With Ajit Pai apparently having the votes required to overturn the Obama-era net neutrality protections, the FCC hearing has been evacuated due to a security threat.

The chairman was handed a piece of paper and immediately evacuated the meeting...

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Bomb-sniffing dogs are searching the room and the halls.

Reporters and attendees have been told to leave the room without their belongings.

The scare is now over and attendees are being let back in for the final vote.