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COMPTROLLER LEMBO'S STATEMENT ON FCC'S PLAN TO ELIMINATE OPEN AND EQUAL ACCESS TO THE INTERNETTuesday, November 21, 2017
"The Federal Communications Commission's announcement today that it plans to dismantle landmark
regulations that protect Americans' equal access to the Internet is a deeply troubling reversal that benefits the
powerful few over millions of Americans, particularly working families and small businesses. It was nearly
three years ago that I witnessed, in person, the FCC’s historic vote to preserve 'net neutrality' – so that
all Americans can have equal access to the essential economic and social benefits of a fair and open Internet.
A repeal of net neutrality threatens to shrink economic opportunities for all
– and grow the gaps in income, education and equality."
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