<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Congressman Jared Huffman</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:CA02JHima@mail.house.gov">CA02JHima@mail.house.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 1:20 PM<br>Subject: Responding to your message on net neutrality<br>To: <a href="mailto:blackdantheman100@gmail.com">blackdantheman100@gmail.com</a><br><br><br><div><div style="text-align:center"><table style="border:2px solid rgb(128,128,128)" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center" width="785"><tbody><tr><td style="width:788px"><div style="text-align:center"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="785"><tbody><tr><td align="left"> <a href="https://iqconnect.lmhostediq.com/iqextranet/iqClickTrk.aspx?&cid=CA02JH&crop=14494QQQ8170073QQQ5832714QQQ7194669&report_id=&redirect=http%3a%2f%2fhuffman.house.gov%2f&redir_log=681138065629174" target="_blank"></a><div style="text-align:center"><a href="https://iqconnect.lmhostediq.com/iqextranet/iqClickTrk.aspx?&cid=CA02JH&crop=14494QQQ8170073QQQ5832714QQQ7194669&report_id=&redirect=http%3a%2f%2fhuffman.house.gov%2f&redir_log=681138065629174" target="_blank"></a></div>
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<p style="text-align:left"><font style="font-size:12pt">Dear
Daniel,</font>
<br></p>
<p></p><div style="text-align:left"><font style="font-size:12pt" color="#000000" face=""Times New Roman""><div>
<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:14pt"><span style="font-family:'\000022Times New Roman\000022'">Thank
you
for
contacting
me
with
your
thoughts
about
net
neutrality.
I
appreciate
hearing
from
you
on
this
important
matter.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:14pt"><span style="font-family:'\000022Times New Roman\000022'">I
am
a
strong
proponent
of
net
neutrality,
the
principle
that
the
internet
must
remain
open
and
that
Internet
Service
Providers
(ISPs)
should
treat
all
internet
users,
websites,
applications,
and
types
of
communication
fairly
and
equally.
In
May
2014,
I
joined
many
of
my
colleagues
in
writing
to
FCC
Chairman
Tom
Wheeler,
appointed
by
President
Barack
Obama,
in
support
of
strong
and
enforceable
open
internet
rules.
Specifically,
we
urged
the
FCC
to
use
its
authority
under
Title
II
of
the
Communications
Act
to
reclassify
ISPs
as
common
carriers,
in
order
to
provide
strong
consumer
protections
to
prevent
anti-competitive
behavior.
As
we
noted
in
the
letter:</span><span style="font-family:'\000022Times New Roman\000022'"> </span><span style="font-family:'\000022Times New Roman\000022'">“Without
strong
protections,
the
Internet
could
devolve
into
a
closed
platform
in
which
those
who
pay
the
most
can
overwhelm
other
views
and
ideas.”
In
February
2015,
I
was
pleased
that
the
FCC
adopted
strong,
sustainable
rules
to
protect
the
open
internet.
This
was
the
right
decision
for
consumers,
and
the
right
way
to
protect
continued
innovation
and
expression.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:14pt"><span>Unfortunately,
President
Trump
is
supporting
a
rollback
of
these
open
internet
protections.
In
May
2017,
the
FCC
under
new
Chairman
Ajit
Pai
began
a
new
review
of
net
neutrality
rules,
with
the
goal
of
eroding
these
open
internet
safeguards
and
ending
the
classification
of
ISPs
as
common
carriers.
This
could
have
very
serious
repercussions
for
all
internet
users
by
letting
ISPs
treat
customers
and
businesses
differently,</span><span> </span><span>increasing
costs
and
allowing
for
the
uneven
treatment
of
services
and
content.
In
November
2017,
the
FCC
concluded
its
review
and
in
December
2017,
it
voted
to
roll
back
the
2015
open
internet
regulations
entirely.
I
have
written
to
Chairman
Pai,
urging
him
to
leave
net
neutrality
protections
intact
and
to
ensure
equal
and
universal
access</span><span>. </span><span>I
will
explore
possibilities
for
overturning
the
FCC's
decision,
and
I
will
continue
to
work
with
my
colleagues
to
protect
the
open
internet
from
these
FCC</span><span> </span><span>rollbacks.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:14pt"><span style="font-family:'\000022Times New Roman\000022'">Thank
you
again
for
sharing
your
views
on
this
issue.
The
people
of
California’s
2nd
District
are
the
most
important
voices
I
listen
to
while
serving
in
Congress.
Please
do
not
hesitate
to
contact
my
office
if
I
can
be
of
assistance
to
you
in
the
future.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:14pt"><span style="font-family:'\000022Times New Roman\000022'"> </span></p></div></font><font face="Times" size="3"><font color="#000000" face="Times" size="3">Sincerely,<br>
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<br></font><font face="Times" size="3">Jared
Huffman<br></font><font style="font-size:12pt" color="#000000" face="Times">Member
of
Congress
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