Title II: Net Disaster, Not Net Neutrality

[Commentary] The Internet works for Americans because government has wisely chosen to let the web grow and thrive without burdensome regulation and onerous red tape that can choke progress and smother innovation. But instead of continuing this path of tremendous success, some want to radically change course and are urging the government to force a heavy-handed regulatory model on the Internet and to run it like a public utility.

They want to impose laws written in the 1930’s on the most innovative and important technology of today and our future. They want to give the government the power to impose new rules, set new fees and require permission to innovate. We can build an open Internet without resorting to public utility regulation. The Federal Communications Commission can act responsibly to foster the continued growth of the Net and prevent anti-competitive activity, or it can capitulate to extremist voices who seek to force a result that would inflict major collateral damage on the Internet economy, and ironically, fail to serve the very ends they seek. Let’s not abandon the virtuous cycle that is helping build faster networks for one that promises greater government control and stalled investment. Let’s choose a future that embraces progress, not potholes.


Title II: Net Disaster, Not Net Neutrality