Protecting What’s Best About the Internet

[Commentary] The New America Foundation is part of a broad coalition of public interest groups, tech companies, and consumer advocates that have called for the Federal Communications Commission to implement strong network neutrality protections grounded in the soundest possible legal framework -- which we believe means reclassifying broadband under Title II of the 1996 Telecommunications Act and applying fundamental common carriage principles to Internet access.

We have consistently argued in favor of this approach in our filings to the FCC, including in reply comments submitted Sept 15. As we explain in our latest comments, relying on Title II as the legal foundation for net neutrality rules is neither radical nor heavy-handed. It is actually a narrowly-tailored approach grounded in sound legal principles and historic precedence.

[Kehl is a policy analyst in the Open Technology Institute at New America where she works on technology policy.]