Network Neutrality: Spur to Entrepreneurship

[Commentary] These Mozilla executives support the Federal Communications Commission's proposed Network Neutrality rules. An open wireless network, built on the same principles as the extremely successful wired network, will unleash investment, innovation and job growth that could be a major driver in our economic recovery. Those who oppose neutrality claim that government involvement—even to ensure an open and competitive market—is somehow bad for business. This claim is wrong and cannot be left unchallenged. It contradicts the history of the Internet, and threatens its foundations. The fundamental technologies of the Internet have always been open; the FCC's proposed rules would merely preserve that openness. The principle that any "bit" of information is treated the same as any other bit is a defining characteristic of the Internet; it is a central aspect of the design that has lead to the unprecedented impact of the Internet on our lives.