Speaker Pelosi Supports Proposed New Rules on Network Neutrality

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) applauded Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski and the FCC for undertaking a rulemaking process to preserve openness and competition on the Internet. Speaker Pelosi said, "With health IT and smart grid technologies, we have seen the profound role that the Internet can play in addressing national issues such as health care and climate change. The more the Internet encourages investment, innovation, and consumer choice, the more effective it will be in helping to tackle these and other challenges. I look forward to working with the FCC to preserve and promote an open, transparent, and competitive Internet for all Americans."