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Statement of NCTA President & CEO Michael Powell Regarding Today’s Oral Argument in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

“We are heartened that the Court today held a serious and rigorous examination on the legality and merits of the FCC’s decision to subject the Internet to public utility-style regulation. We have said repeatedly that this appeal is not about preserving an open Internet; it is about the FCC’s unnecessary and unlawful action to reclassify broadband Internet service as a common carrier. As today’s argument made clear, because of the complexity and potential patchwork outcome of the legal process, the best solution is for Congress to enshrine important net neutrality protections into law and eliminate the negative consequences and continuing uncertainty caused by the FCC’s decision to put the modern Internet under an antiquated regulatory regime.”

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