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Response on Net Neutrality: From the Desk of Mark Walker
Subject: From the Desk of Mark Walker
Mark Walker 6th District, North Carolina 1305 longworth HOUSE OFFICE BLDG WASHINGTON, DC 20515 (202) 225-3065 |  | Committee on oversight and government reform COMMITTEE ON House Administration | |
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| Ms. Katie E. Main 3101 Poplar Springs Church Rd Sanford, NC 27330-2522 Dear Ms. Main: Thank you for contacting me regarding the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) notice of proposed rulemaking on 2015 "net neutrality" rules. I appreciate hearing from you and the time you took to share your opinion on this important matter. Like you, I believe that the government should encourage a regulatory framework that enhances free market competition in the web-based sector of our economy. In 2015, the FCC issued "net neutrality" rules that changed internet service providers' (ISPs) classification under the Telecommunications Act. The rules reclassified ISPs from Title I to Title II, which places burdensome requirements on ISPs and gives preference to web services companies. Rather than rely on the heavy hand of government, we should trust the ingenuity of American enterprises, through competition, to provide the best situation for American consumers. Recently, the chairman of the FCC, Ajit Pai, has announced his intent to reverse the 2015 "net neutrality" rules. This change would return light-touch, regulatory framework established with bipartisan support during the Clinton Administration. While this falls under the jurisdiction of the FCC, net neutrality is a complex issue and amendments to the Telecommunications Act may be necessary. It is the responsibility of Congress to ensure the Internet continues to remain a beacon of free enterprise, free speech and opportunity without being plagued by excessive regulations. Thank you again for your feedback. I will keep your thoughts in mind if any legislation concerning this issue comes to the House floor for a vote. If you have additional questions, or if I can ever help you or your family, do not hesitate to contact me or my staff at 202-225-3065 or 336-333-5005. I also encourage you to connect with our office on social media and sign up for my e-newsletter to receive regular updates on the work I am doing on your behalf in Congress. Please visit walker.house.gov/contact for all the ways to contact my office. It is an honor to represent you. | |||
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Net Neutrality Response from Senator Tillis
Subject: Response from Senator Tillis
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Dear Ms. Main:
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts about internet regulation. I appreciate hearing from you and welcome the opportunity to respond.
According to industry metrics, private investment in the internet has exceeded $1.5 trillion dollars since 1996, leading to the creation of millions of jobs, economic prosperity, and a society where the accessibility of information is at a level unimaginable merely two or three decades ago.
In 2015, the Federal Communications Commission voted in secret to reclassify broadband internet access services as "telecommunication services" under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934. This allowed the government to regulate the internet under the same rules designed for telephone companies in the 1930s, hampering innovation and growth in that industry for more than fifty years.
The FCC's 2015 edict requires Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to treat all data traveling over their networks equally, rather than allowing ISPs to customize service offerings with their users and compete for more customers on the basis of quality and price, even if those service offerings include treating some data differently. This essentially imposes a one-size-fits-all business model on the internet and represents an unprecedented government power grab to control and regulate the internet.
I support Chairman Pai's desire to overturn the FCC's 2015 mandates, which clearly run contrary to Congressional intent, to better allow Congress to dictate appropriate oversight of the internet through new, thoughtful legislative initiatives. In fact, I cosponsored S. 993, the Restoring Internet Freedom Act, which would scrap the FCC's ill-founded interpretation and net neutrality mandates.
Again, thank you for taking the time to contact me. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with me again about other issues that are important to you.
Sincerely,
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| Thom Tillis U.S. Senator | |
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
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