PPI Statement On FCC Open Internet Order Release
Time for Congress to Act
WASHINGTON—Dr. Michael Mandel, Chief Economic Strategist of the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI), today released the following statement after the FCC published the Open Internet order:
“Today, the FCC released the 400 page text of its Open Internet order. From the economic perspective, it’s distressing that the Commission has decided to impose this many new regulations on a technologically dynamic and innovative sector that has been propelling growth. From the political perspective, it’s equally distressing that Americans are only seeing this order after the Commission approved it, showing a lack of transparency. And from the common sense perspective, the FCC’s promise to forbear from rate regulation is total nonsense, given all the other rules the Commission has pledged to enforce in its order.
“We all believe that having an open internet is important, but the FCC has picked the wrong approach. We urge Congress to pass a set of open internet rules that don’t take us back in time.”
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Read PPI’s previous work on this issue:
The Truth Behind The FCC’s “Fact Sheet” by Hal Singer
The Best Path Forward on Net Neutrality by Hal Singer and Bob Litan
Outdated Regulations Will Make Consumers Pay More for Broadband by Hal Singer and Bob Litan
One last chance to save the Internet by Ev Ehrlich
The Wrong Way to Enact The Wrong Policy — The FCC’s No Good, Very Bad Day by Ev Ehrlich
