FCC Adopts Policy Statement on Broadband Internet Access.

FCC press release | August 5, 2005


FCC Adopts Policy Statement

New Principles Preserve and Promote the Open and Interconnected Nature of Public Internet

Washington, D.C. – The Federal Communications Commission today adopted a policy statement that outlines four principles to encourage broadband deployment and preserve and promote the open and interconnected nature of public Internet:

(1) consumers are entitled to access the lawful Internet content of their choice;

(2) consumers are entitled to run applications and services of their choice, subject to the needs of law enforcement;

(3) consumers are entitled to connect their choice of legal devices that do not harm the network; and

(4) consumers are entitled to competition among network providers, application and service providers, and content providers.

Although the Commission did not adopt rules in this regard, it will incorporate these principles into its ongoing policymaking activities. All of these principles are subject to reasonable network management.

+ Source: FCC press release here
+ Related current item: Broadband Bill of Rights | firstmile.us here
+ Related previous item: Bruce Kushnick | The Broadband Bill of Rights | article in ISP Planet Feb 2001 here