Consumer Quote by Michael O'Rielly

Allowing a handful of broadband carriers to determine what people see and do online would fundamentally undermine the features that have made the Internet…

— Vint Cerf

The Internet is working because it's free and open, and there's no discrimination. Without these rules, ISPs could treat content differently based on commercial…

— Brian Schatz

Broadband gives small businesses the opportunity to broaden their customer base and reduce their overheads through e-commerce platforms.

— Hamadoun Toure

One way or another, we need to understand that broadband is essentially telephone service, and just as we got to telephone service in the…

— Julius Genachowski

Net neutrality is the idea that Internet service providers (ISPs) should treat all traffic that goes through their networks the same, not offering preferential…

— Marvin Ammori

Fundamentally, our broadband policy has been and should continue to be based on private sector companies continuing to build out their networks to meet…

— Michael O'Rielly

Everyone knows that the broadband era will breed a new generation of online services, but this is only half of the story. Like any…

— Charles Platt

Broadband Internet is no longer a modern luxury. It's essential infrastructure to participate in the economy of today and tomorrow, and the lack of…

— Laphonza Butler

Broadband is not a luxury; it's critical infrastructure.

— Kim Reynolds

Broadband eliminates so many barriers to entry for so many different people that it's actually become a barrier to entry in and of itself…

— Michael K. Powell

I myself feel that it is very important that my ISP supplies internet to my house like the water company supplies water to my…

— Tim Berners-Lee

One of the things I've come to realize is that, like every new technology and like every disruption, broadband has downsides.

— Julius Genachowski