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The Honorable Ajit V. Pai 
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Utasl1ington, DCC 20515-2108 
December 4, 2017 
Federal Communications Commission 
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Dear Chairman Pai: 
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I write to you to respectfully express my concern with the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) 
recently released plan that repeal s the FCC's net neutrality rules. As you know, these crucial rules 
prohibit Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from stopping or delaying the delivery of websites, and they 
also prohibit them from charging consumers more money for high-quality streaming. Access to the 
Internet is an increasingly important part of our daily lives, and I am troubled that this change would give 
JSPs broad powers to determine what websites and online services their customers can see and use. 
The Internet is one of the most critical tools in our 2 1st century economy as it opens the door to global 
innovation, revolutionizes the way we communicate with each other, how we receive infonnation, and 
how we do business. Without net neutrality, ISPs would be able to interfere with consumer access to the 
Internet by manipulating data transfer speeds or censoring information outright. 
Taking away net neutrality gives broadband companies control over which websites and services 
consumers can access. The government should not be handing power to major TSPs at the expense of 
public access to infonnation. As such, I urge you to retain the FCC' s existing net neutrality rules. 
If you have questions regarding th is letter, please contact Jaclyn Cahan on my staff at 
Jaclyn.Cahan@mail.house.gov or (202) 225-8273. Thank you in advance for your consideration. 
Thank you for your attention to this important request. 
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