[opendtv] Open internet response from U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein responding to my message
- From: Dale Kelly <dalekelly@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 06:58:22 -0700
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Begin forwarded message:
> From: <senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: June 17, 2014 at 7:45:09 AM PDT
> To: <dalekelly@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein responding to your message
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> Dear Mr. and Mrs. Kelly:
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> Thank you for writing to express your concerns about open access to the
> Internet. Your correspondence is important to me, and I welcome the
> opportunity to respond.
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> I understand you are concerned that owners of the networks that provide
> access to the Internet should not have control over how consumers lawfully
> use that network, and should not be able to discriminate against content
> provider access to that network. I recognize you also have concerns about
> proposals that would allow "pay-for-priority" and create Internet fast lanes.
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> As you may know, in December, 2010, the Federal Communications Commission
> (FCC) issued its "Open Internet Order." Among other things, this rule
> prohibited broadband service providers from blocking or discriminating
> against access to lawful content on the Internet.
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> However, on January 14, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
> ruled in the case of Verizon v. Federal Communications Commission that the
> law the FCC relied upon for the Open Internet Order prohibited them from
> treating broadband service providers as common carriers. Since this is what
> the Open Internet Order did; therefore, the court struck down the order.
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> In response, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has proposed that the Commission should
> consider new rules for making sure the Internet remains accessible for the
> public. I understand you would specifically like the Commission to
> reclassify how it treats Internet Service Providers (ISPs), enabling the
> agency to treat them as common carriers.
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> You may be interested to know that, in response to concerns like those you
> expressed, Chairman Wheeler modified the proposed order that he presented to
> the FCC. In addition, the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that the FCC adopted
> on May 15, 2014, includes consideration of reclassifying broadband service
> providers as "telecommunications services," which would enable the Commission
> to impose common carrier requirements on the providers. This means the FCC
> could be allowed to regulate the providers with more strict and rigorous
> obligations, like how telephone companies are regulated.
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> The Commission has asked the public to provide feedback on the proposed
> rules. If you have not done so already, I would encourage you to share your
> views by emailing the FCC. For your convenience, I have included contact
> information, and related documents, here:
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> Email: openinternet@xxxxxxx
> FCC Electronic Comment Filing System (Proceeding Number 14-28):
> http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs//hotdocket/list
> FCC Statements Regarding Open Internet Rules:
> http://www.fcc.gov/document/statements-fccs-open-internet-rules
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> Please be assured that I will continue keep your letter in mind as the FCC
> considers how to proceed and if the Senate considers any relevant
> legislation.
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> Once again, thank you for your input. If you have any additional questions or
> comments, please contact my Washington, D.C. office at (202) 224-3841. Best
> regards.
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> Sincerely yours,
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> Dianne Feinstein
> United States Senator
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> Further information about my position on issues of concern to California and
> the nation are available at my website, feinstein.senate.gov. And please
> visit my YouTube, Facebook and Twitter for more ways to communicate with me.
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