The Free State Foundation outlined details of comments filed with the Federal Communications Commission, which argue for the preservation of a minimal regulatory broadband environment.

In a media release about the comments, Randolph May, President, The Free State Foundation, said that "it is imperative that the Commission proceed very cautiously so as not to be drawn in by the 'back door' into adopting net neutrality mandates that it thus far appropriately has avoided adopting on a general basis."

...May urged the Commission to specifically acknowledge that "it will give wide berth and great flexibility to broadband providers to manage their networks in ways that benefit all of their subscribers." Moreover, May stated: "To the extent that any corrective action at all is warranted —and the Commission should have in mind the existence of potential non-FCC remedies and forums— such action almost certainly should take the form of some type of consumer education notification remedy, rather than any action that, in effect, constitutes economic regulation."

At bottom, May cautioned, "in today's dynamic technological and marketplace environment, with exponential increases in peer-to-peer traffic, spam, viruses, and other forms of malicious traffic, the role of network manager, or supervisor of network managers, is not a role the Commission is well-suited to play."