In the Matter of Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet

To protect the innovation that has been a hallmark of the Internet ecosystem and to advance the overall mission of broadband deployment, the Commission should rely on its authority, reaffirmed by the Verizon court, under Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 rather than on a radical proposal to reverse decades of Commission precedent and practice by reclassifying broadband services under Title II. Selective forbearance would pose serious legal and practical difficulties. Section 706 – the text of which speaks of the need to promote investment – presents the better alternative to protect the open Internet, protect consumers, and promote innovation.