“The [FCC] is protecting millions of hard-working families from bill shock that would force many to curtail or drop important broadband and wireless services,” said Free Press Senior Advisor S. Derek Turner.
During this meeting, Free Press voiced strong support for several forbearance decisions in the FCC’s Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet draft order.
Some academics and advocates have suggested that the proposed rules are weaker than the Obama-era ones that the Trump FCC ditched. This is a false alarm.
During this meeting, Free Press staff reiterated that Title II classification would give the
agency proper oversight over broadband internet-access providers.
During this meeting, Free Press reiterated that ISPs’ financial data and statements to their shareholders prove that the FCC’s classification of broadband has no impact on deployment or investment.