FCC Releases Policy Statement on Broadband Internet Access

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Adopted last month, the FCC released a policy statement last week to encourage : 1) broadband deployment and preserve and promote the open and interconnected nature of the public Internet, consumers are entitled to access the lawful Internet content of their choice, 2) broadband deployment and preserve and promote the open and interconnected nature of the public Internet, consumers are entitled to run applications and use services of their choice, subject to the needs of law enforcement, 3) broadband deployment and preserve and promote the open and interconnected nature of the public Internet, consumers are entitled to connect their choice of legal devices that do not harm the network, and 4) broadband deployment and preserve and promote the open and interconnected nature of the public Internet, consumers are entitled to competition among network providers, application and service providers, and content providers.
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission]
Aug 5 press release: http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-260435A1.doc


FCC Releases Policy Statement on Broadband Internet Access