Obama hails new Web rules

On Monday, President Barack Obama spoke out in support of new Network Neutrality rules proposed by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski. The new rules are "an important reminder that the role of government is to provide investment that spurs innovation and common-sense ground rules to ensure that there is a level playing field for all comers who seek to contribute their innovations," President Obama said. Chairman Genachowski summarized the principles of net neutrality as "Network operators cannot prevent users from accessing the lawful Internet content, applications, and services of their choice, nor can they prohibit users from attaching non-harmful devices to the network."