Preserving Internet Freedom: Guiding Principles for the Industry

I. THE VISION FOR THE BROADBAND INTERNET............................5 II. ACHIEVING THE VISION: POWER TO THE PEOPLE .....................7 III. MAINTAINING OPENNESS: EMPOWERING CONSUMERS WITHOUT REGULATING THE INTERNET......................................8 IV. STEERING CLEAR OF POTENTIAL OBSTACLES ON THE HORIZON..........................................................................................9 V. CONSUMERS ARE ENTITLED TO ‘‘INTERNET FREEDOM’’..........11 A. Freedom to Access Content....................................................11 B. Freedom to Use Applications .................................................11 C. Freedom to Attach Personal Devices......................................12 D. Freedom to Obtain Service Plan Information ........................12 VI. KEY BENEFITS OF PRESERVING ‘‘INTERNET FREEDOM’’ ...........12 VII. QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION .............................................13