The Internet today is faster and easier to use than ever before. For thirty years, the Internet has flourished because Washington has left it alone.
But now, Nancy Pelosi wants Congress to overregulate our Internet.
The plan threatens to slow down expanded access to faster and better broadband and new innovations like telemedicine and distance learning.
Americans support a fair and open internet – but they strongly reject overregulation.
From dial-up to high-speed broadband, from Wi-Fi to 5G, we can access increasingly fast broadband in more places, powering how we live, work and play.
Unfortunately, liberal activists in places like San Francisco and New York have redefined the concept of “net neutrality” as a massive government takeover and overregulation of the Internet, while ignoring the pressing issue of the widespread collection and sale of consumers’ private information online.
With Internet speeds faster than ever and getting faster every day, why does Congress need to mess with the Internet?
A government Internet takeover that will impact:
Burdensome regulations would stifle investment to expand access to high-speed broadband, increasing the urban-rural digital divide – and overregulation would line the pockets of San Francisco and Manhattan elites at the expense of rural Americans.
Overregulating the Internet would stall private-sector investment and the rollout of new innovative technology like multi-gigabit Wi-Fi and 5G, shutting the door on new industries and stalling the market for new start-ups.
Overregulating the Internet would stall private-sector investment in innovation, and ultimately, negatively impact the bottom line for small businesses – including reducing their productivity, disincentivizing job creation, and adding unnecessary costs.
