Genachowski to Walden: Network neutrality won't ban Koshernet

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski wrote to Rep Greg Walden (R-OR) to try to allay his concerns that the FCC's network neutrality regulations would ban Internet services that cater to religious groups. The example discussed by Chairman Genachowski and Rep Walden, the top Republican on the House Communications Subcommittee, was Koshernet. The company offers filtered Internet service for Jewish customers who do not want to see potentially inappropriate or offensive materials. Chairman Genachowski said the order does not ban such services. "The Order protects providers' ability to offer services such as Koshernet, and the freedom of consumers to subscribe to and use such services," he wrote.