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Washington, DC (September 12, 2006) – AeA,
the nation’s largest trade association with 2,500 member companies representing
all segments of the high-tech industry, today released the 11th edition of its
ongoing Competitiveness Series. Entitled The Case for Preserving Network
Neutrality, the report makes the case for promoting innovation and
competition by upholding the principles of network neutrality that have governed
the Internet since its inception. Network neutrality includes the concept that telecom and cable companies, which provide 92 percent of consumer broadband Internet access, should be prohibited from discriminating in their treatment of Internet traffic. Many of these network operators argue against network neutrality, alleging that they should be able to discriminate among Internet content providers, charging some providers more to prioritize their content over that of their competitors. The paper confronts the misperception that content providers do not pay for access to the Internet. A conservative estimate shows that the 7.3 million business Internet subscribers, which include content providers of all sizes, pay at least $13.1 billion a year to make their content available on the Internet. “Many network operators argue that net neutrality would destroy competition and innovation on the Internet,” said William T. Archey, President and CEO, AeA. “This is absolutely false. The principles of net neutrality have created the Internet as we know it – the most dynamic network for communication and commerce in human history. We should not stifle competition and innovation by allowing network operators to change and distort what is currently a highly competitive system.” AeA would like to see Congress give the FCC the authority to create and enforce regulations that preserve the principles of network neutrality. By doing so Congress will: 1) Safeguard the competitive nature of the Internet by allowing consumers and content providers to connect with each other in an open marketplace, providing consumers with equal access to all content; 2) Prevent the abuse of market power where network operators have the incentive and ability to distort commerce by charging content providers for preferential access to consumers above and beyond the billions of dollars these companies already pay for Internet access; and 3) Promote continual innovation on the Internet by allowing all legal content the chance to flourish or fail. This report, as well as all installments of the AeA Competitiveness Series, can be downloaded for free at: www.aeanet.org/cs. - # # # - About AeA AeA, the nation’s largest trade association with 2,500 member companies representing all segments of the high-tech industry, is dedicated solely to helping our members’ top line and bottom line. We do this in partnership with our small, medium, and large member companies by lobbying governments at the state, federal, and international levels, providing access to capital and business opportunities, and offering select business services and networking programs. For more information, please visit http://www.aeanet.org. This page was last updated on 09/12/06.
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