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Contact: Jennifer Seeger |
FCC SHOULD REQUIRE OPEN ACCESS TO HIGH-SPEED CABLE NETWORKS
High-Speed Cable Internet Access Monopolies Hurt Consumers and the Internet
WASHINGTON, DC -- Communication advocacy groups announced today that they will file a joint petition to the FCC on Wednesday asking to begin an expedited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the issue of open broad-band cable networks. The Consumer Federation of America, Consumer's Union, Consumer Project on Technology, the Media Access Project and the Center for Media Education, among others, are requesting that the FCC require broad-band cable providers to allow fair, non-discriminatory access to their broadband cable network to competing Internet Service Providers. According to the filing, the current closed, monopolistic system hurts consumers by denying them choice and raising prices, while also threatening the open, competitive nature of the Internet.
The following individuals, in addition to other public interest experts, will be available for comment on Tuesday and Wednesday:
Jamie Love, Consumer Project on Technology
Gene Kimmelman, Consumers Union
Mark Cooper, Consumer Federation of America
Andy Schwartzman, Media Access Project
Jeff Chester, Center for Media Education
