Burden Quote by Joe Barton

Some claim that the Obama FCC's regulations are necessary to protect Internet openness. History proves this assertion false. We had a free and open…

— Ajit Pai

“I believe the internet could prove to be as momentous an invention, as profound a platform. This is why we must protect the net…

— Jeff Jarvis

We need better options for securing the Internet. Instead of looking primarily for top-down government intervention, we can enlist the operators and users themselves.

— Jonathan Zittrain

We are now in a situation in which we will have to rely on market forces to maintain a free and open Internet. And…

— Brian Schatz

Both the American people and nations that censor the internet should understand that our government is committed to helping promote internet freedom.

— Hillary Clinton

The question is not whether we want to keep this open, neutral Internet - we do, or should - but whether government rulemaking can…

— Edward Felten

The FCC can and indeed should do more to protect the Internet as the free and open environment people have come to expect and…

— Chellie Pingree

It is my belief that industry and government around the world should work even more closely to protect the privacy and security of Internet…

— Bill Gates

The industry must adhere to certain consumer protection norms if the Internet is to remain an open platform for innovation.

— Michael K. Powell

We all agree on the core values of a free and open Internet. We simply may disagree on the appropriate regulatory framework for securing…

— Ajit Pai

We want to have markets that are self-policing through competition. The Internet community doesn't want the government coming in and regulating it.

— William Barr

The public don't want to authorize the internet to become a battleground. We need to do everything we can as a society to keep…

— Edward Snowden