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Dear Mr. Pilant,

Thank you for contacting me to express your support for “network neutrality”. It is always good to hear from you.

“Network neutrality” means that the owners of the networks that create and provide access to the Internet should not control how consumers lawfully use that network, and they should not be able to discriminate against content provider access to that network. Proponents of increased regulations argue that more specific regulatory guidelines may be necessary to protect the marketplace from potential abuses. Opponents, however, insist that existing laws and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) policies are adequate to deal with anticompetitive behavior and that more regulations would have negative effects on the Internet’s future development and expansion.

In the current Congress, Congressman Edward Markey (D-MA) introduced a piece of legislation, H.R. 3458 that would implement the principle of “network neutrality.” The “Internet Freedom Preservation Act” was introduced on July 31, 2009 and is currently under review by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. I agree with you that it is imperative that consumers continue to be able to freely access content on the Internet, regardless of their server provider. However, I have concerns that H.R. 3458 would increase the demand for bandwidth while reducing the supply and, as a result, the Internet would have significantly more congestion. Congress has a duty to see that our laws are fair, not only to the companies involved, but also to citizens across the nation that use technology every day. Please be assured I will keep your thoughts in mind as we continue to debate telecommunications issues.

Again, thank you for contacting me on this very important issue.  Please be sure to visit our website at www.boozman.house.gov.  I look forward to your continued correspondence.

Sincerely,

John Boozman
Member of Congress

This is John Boozman’s ad for his Senate campaign. I do not favor his candidacy but he responded politely and intelligently to my inquiry. This kind of conduct is important in a democracy, so I include his ad.