The FCC chairman made a statement on Tuesday that high-speed, ubiquitous broadband is an essential ingredient for robust economic growth. He also defended Net Neutrality rules and government's role in preserving and promoting free markets.
"We need to preserve open platforms. It's the Internet's openness and freedom, the ability to speak, innovate and engage in commerce and free enterprise without having to ask for anyone's permission that's enabled its unparalleled success. It's why we adopted commonsense rules of the road to preserve a free and open Internet, and to foster the virtuous cycle of massive investment in both edge and the core of broadband networks," Genachowski said.
"These rules," he continued said, "have increased certainty and predictability for innovators and investors throughout the space."
"Some say government has no role to play here," Genachowski said. "Some say government should just eliminate existing rules and policies on its way out the door. As someone who's spent more than a decade in the private sector and believes fundamentally in the power of the free market, I disagree with that view."
