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• Network neutrality includes the concept that telecom and cable companies, which provide over 92 percent of consumer broadband Internet access, should be prohibited from discriminating in their treatment of internet traffic.
• There is the misperception that content providers do not pay network operators for access to the Internet. A conservative estimate shows that network operators receive at least $13.1 billion annually from the 7.3 million business Internet subscribers, which include content providers of all sizes.
• Network operators argue that net neutrality would destroy competition and innovation on the Internet; this is false. In fact, the U.S. economy has grown tremendously as a result of network neutrality, the guiding principle since the inception of the Internet.
• AeA supports a content-neutral Internet that maintains low barriers to entry, provides unfettered access to lawful content, and promotes competition.
• Congress needs to protect consumers by authorizing the FCC to enforce these principles, preventing discrimination on the Internet.

We are delighted to bring you the 11th regular installment of the AeA Competitiveness Series.  The AeA research team produces these reports on the most timely and relevant issues to the high-tech industry and to U.S. competitiveness in a global economy.  We combine rigorous data with careful analysis to provide industry leaders and policymakers the information they need to assess the issue.