Rep. Waxman Statement on President Obama's Support for Strong Net Neutrality Rules

Nov 10, 2014

Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman issued the following statement on President Obama’s support for a free and open Internet, calling upon the FCC to establish strong net neutrality rules:

“Today is a great day for the Internet. The President has called on the FCC to adopt the three cornerstones of a free and open Internet: no blocking, no throttling, and no paid prioritization.

“The President is showing true leadership. He has given strong, unequivocal support for robust open Internet protections. And he has made it clear that he stands with consumers and the public, not the cable and phone companies that could profit by turning the Internet into slow and fast lanes.

“I strongly support the rules the President has articulated and urged the FCC to adopt them in a letter I sent last month. The FCC is right to make sure it has the record it needs to act, but any delay for additional examination should be short. The FCC should now move expeditiously to complete the rulemaking and establish the bright-line rules against blocking, throttling, and paid prioritization that define a free and open Internet.”