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 NEWS  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  This  is  an  unofficial  announcement  of  Commission  action.  Release  of  the  full  text  of  a  Commission  order  constitutes  official  action.  See  MCI  v.  FCC.  515  F  2d  385  (D.  C.  Circ  1974).  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE:  NEWS  MEDIA  CONTACT:  August  5,  2005  Mark  Wigfield,  202-  418-  0253 
 Email:  mark.  wigfield@  fcc.  gov 


 FCC  Adopts  Policy  Statement 
 New  Principles  Preserve  and  Promote  the  Open  and  Interconnected  Nature  of  Public  Internet 
 Washington,  D.  C.  –  The  Federal  Communications  Commission  today  adopted  a  policy  statement  that  outlines  four  principles  to  encourage  broadband  deployment  and  preserve  and  promote  the 


 open  and  interconnected  nature  of  public  Internet:  (1)  consumers  are  entitled  to  access  the  lawful  Internet  content  of  their  choice;  (2)  consumers  are  entitled  to  run  applications  and  services  of 
 their  choice,  subject  to  the  needs  of  law  enforcement;  (3)  consumers  are  entitled  to  connect  their  choice  of  legal  devices  that  do  not  harm  the  network;  and  (4)  consumers  are  entitled  to 
 competition  among  network  providers,  application  and  service  providers,  and  content  providers.  Although  the  Commission  did  not  adopt  rules  in  this  regard,  it  will  incorporate  these  principles 
 into  its  ongoing  policymaking  activities.  All  of  these  principles  are  subject  to  reasonable  network  management. 


 Action  by  the  Commission  August  5,  2005,  by  Policy  Statement  (FCC  05-  151).  Chairman  Martin,  Commissioners  Martin,  Abernathy,  Copps,  and  Adelstein,  with  Chairman 
 Martin  issuing  a  statement. 


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 News  about  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  can  also  be  found 
 on  the  Commission’s  web  site  www.  fcc.  gov. 
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