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—p. 9: He added: "The Internet community must understand that

April 11, 2018 by Catherine Pope

—p. 9: He added: "The Internet community must understand that Internet users are the backbone to our economy, and that they deserve to have the best possible access to information, and the Internet should be a place where people have the ability to share their information. I believe the Internet should be a universal resource for everyone to enjoy as a citizen, not a separate and unaccountable monopoly that is owned and operated by an out-of-control media."

—p. 11: He said that "the idea of Internet service providers like Comcast and Time Warner Cable imposing their own set of rules, like in Verizon's case, is a mistake, and I believe that an open system like the Internet should be the first step towards ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to compete in the Internet market for their own private, unique, and meaningful, access to information."

—p. 12: "The FCC's proposal to force ISPs to create their own private 'net neutrality rules is a big step forward in the fight for the open Internet, but it has the potential to undermine the FCC's commitment to innovation, innovation at the federal level, and open Internet rules for the Internet backbone."

—p. 13: He said that the proposal to make the Internet "a network of information services" is a "common-sense proposal that will not be made. It would let the FCC make sure that the Internet is an open system that is open to everybody, and also open to other companies to make their own choices about how they want to use the Internet and how they want to use it."

—p. 14: He said that the proposed change could result in "the creation of a major and growing list of companies, corporations, and other stakeholders that are more engaged in the Internet and who will be investing in it at a faster rate than they have in the past, and we can't wait to see what that list of companies is."

Powell also said that the proposal would also take away control over the National Park Service, which already controls the vast majority of the nation's land and water.

The Chairman spoke at the hearing about net neutrality, which he said allows the nation to "use its regulatory power to protect the common good and make sure that American consumers enjoy the best Internet experience possible. And that's important to protect the public interest. And that's what the Internet should be.

"It's important to preserve the same fundamental rights and freedoms that the First Amendment protects, but it's important not to be treated as