USTelecom Statement on AT&T Letter
December 15th, 2009
USTelecom Media
Background: Today, AT&T filed a letter with the Federal Communications Commission in its “Preserving the Open Internet” proceeding, GN Docket No. 09-191, in which it proposed that the Commission consider a consumer-focused approach to the issue of non-discrimination.
The following statement is from USTelecom President & CEO Walter B. McCormick, Jr.:
“AT&T’s proposal is a thoughtful approach to balancing legitimate governmental interests in protecting consumer choice from anticompetitive harms while preserving the free and open nature of the Internet – freedom that has resulted in unprecedented innovation and investment.”
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