TODAY'SDECISIONBYTHEFCCTOENCUMBERBROADBANDINTERNETSERVICESWITHBADLYANTIQUATEDREGULATIONSISARADICALSTEPTHATPRESAGESATIMEOFUNCERTAINTYFORCONSUMERS,INNOVATORSANDINVESTORS.OVERTHEPASTTWODECADESABIPARTISAN,LIGHT-TOUCHPOLICYAPPROACHUNLEASHEDUNPRECEDENTEDINVESTMENTANDENABLEDTHEBROADBANDINTERNETAGECONSUMERSNOWENJOY.THEFCCTODAYCHOSETOCHANGETHEWAYTHECOMMERCIALINTERNETHASOPERATEDSINCEITSCREATION.CHANGINGAPLATFORMTHATHASBEENSOSUCCESSFULSHOULDBEDONE,IFATALL,ONLYAFTERCAREFULPOLICYANALYSIS,FULLTRANSPARENCY,ANDBYTHELEGISLATURE,WHICHISCONSTITUTIONALLYCHARGEDWITHDETERMININGPOLICY.ASARESULT,ITISLIKELYTHATHISTORYWILLJUDGETODAY'SACTIONSASMISGUIDED.THEFCC'SMOVEISESPECIALLYREGRETTABLEBECAUSEITISWHOLLYUNNECESSARY.THEFCCHADTARGETEDTOOLSAVAILABLETOPRESERVEANOPENINTERNET,BUTINSTEADCHOSETOUSETHISORDERASANEXCUSETOADOPT300-PLUSPAGESOFBROADANDOPEN-ENDEDREGULATORYARCANATHATWILLHAVEUNINTENDEDNEGATIVECONSEQUENCESFORCONSUMERSANDVARIOUSPARTSOFTHEINTERNETECOSYSTEMFORYEARSTOCOME.WHATHASBEENANDWILLREMAINCONSTANTBEFORE,DURINGANDAFTERTHEEXISTENCEOFANYREGULATIONSISVERIZON'SCOMMITMENTTOANOPENINTERNETTHATPROVIDESCONSUMERSWITHCOMPETITIVEBROADBANDCHOICESANDINTERNETACCESSWHEN,WHERE,ANDHOWTHEYWANT.

On Feb 28, 2015, at 12:00 , sbarc-list-request@lists.netlojix.com wrote:

Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2015 15:51:03 -0800
From: Jay Hennigan <jay@west.net>
To: sbarc <sbarc-list@west.net>
Subject: [Sbarc-list] Verizon's statement on net neutrality - Can you
read it?
Message-ID: <54F102E7.4030600@west.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8

http://publicpolicy.verizon.com/blog/entry/fccs-throwback-thursday-move-imposes-1930s-rules-on-the-internet

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