Written Statement of Kevin J. Martin, Chairman Federal Communications Commission Before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation hearing, Future of the Internet, April 22, 2008.
“Thank you for inviting me here today to provide my thoughts on the future of the Internet and the Commission’s current role on some of the issues being discussed today. Over the past decade, the Internet has had a powerful impact on the economy and on the lives of American citizens. We have witnessed the fruits of increased innovation, entrepreneurship, and competition that this technology has helped deliver. As policymakers, any rules of the road in this area must maintain an open and dynamic Internet that will allow it to continue to be an engine of productivity and innovation that benefits all Americans.”
Statement of Prof. Lawrence Lessig – Future of the Internet: “The threat facing the Internet today is that network owners will convince regulators to go back on that original design. Through regulatory policies that permit broadband providers to act however their private interests dictate, these regulatory policies would threaten the economic potential of the network generally. New innovation always comes from outsiders. If insiders are given both technical and legal control over innovation on the Internet, innovation will be stifled.”
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