Quotes about "Social Media & Online Culture"

As chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, I've logged more than 5,000 miles driving across the country to see first-hand how digital technologies are unleashing opportunity in U.S. communities and to understand the connectivity challenges many Americans face. ”

Broadband Internet access service is inherently an interstate service, and that is not a determination that just the FCC has made. ”

My own view is that the Internet should be run by technologists and engineers and business people, not by lawyers and bureaucrats here in the nation's capital. ”

Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria each caused billions of dollars in damage, claimed the lives of many Americans, and disrupted millions more. They also reminded us how important communications networks can be during emergencies - and that the FCC has a role to play in helping keep people safe. ”

In the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the government called for an Internet 'unfettered by Federal or State regulation.' The result of that fateful decision was the greatest free-market success story in history. ”

My view is that the Internet should be run by engineers and entrepreneurs, not lawyers and bureaucrats. ”

High-speed Internet access, or broadband, is giving entrepreneurs anywhere an unprecedented chance to disrupt entire industries and transform our country. ”

Broadband Internet access shouldn't depend on who you are or where you're from. ”

It's vital that low-income Americans have access to communications services, including broadband Internet, which Lifeline helps to achieve. ”

Some claim that the Obama FCC's regulations are necessary to protect Internet openness. History proves this assertion false. We had a free and open Internet prior to 2015, and we will have a free and open Internet once these regulations are repealed. ”