Sam Brownback Letter on Net Neutrality

A letter from U.S. Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) on the subject of "network neutrality."

...proponents of so-called "network" neutrality" are asking that we put aside our successful current policy of permitting competitive market forces to operate and replace it with heavy-handed government regulation of the Internet. There has been no market failure to warrant imposing burdensome network-neutrality mandates that advocates are demanding. The regulations being called for will harm consumers by slowing broadband deployment and the network upgrades necessary to manage the exponential growth in bandwidth-intensive Internet applications such as online video and gaming.

It must be recognized that "network neutrality" is anything but neutral. In practice, it amounts to the government, rather than competitive markets, selecting which business model best suits the industry. Experience has shown that the market is working in meeting consumer demand and delivering the best Internet experience technologically possible.

A copy of the full letter is linked below.