FCC chairman describes network neutrality rule as down the middle

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski released excerpts of prepared remarks in advance of the agency's vote on network neutrality rules set for Dec 21. In the remarks, Chairman Genachowski talks about how his proposal falls in the middle of a contentious debate over regulating Internet access:

"We’re adopting a framework that will increase certainty for businesses, investors, and entrepreneurs. We’re taking an approach that will help foster a cycle of massive investment, innovation and consumer demand both at the edge and in the core of our broadband networks. Our action will strengthen the Internet job-creation engine. This framework will advance our goal of having America’s broadband networks be the freest and fastest in the world… And so today we are adopting, for the first time, broadly applicable rules requiring transparency for mobile broadband providers, and prohibiting them from blocking websites and certain competitive applications."