President Obama on Thursday used a stop in Santa Monica to reaffirm his support for net neutrality and his expectation that the FCC move forward to ensure Internet providers don’t reserve a high speed lane for favored content providers.
Answering a question during a town hall at Cross Campus — an organization dedicated to helping startups and entrepreneurs succeed — Mr. Obama said he was “unequivocally committed” to the Internet being a neutral platform, where everyone can equally compete.
“It has unleashed the power of the Internet and we don’t want to lose that,” he said.
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The FCC, which lost a court challenge of its last Open Internet regulatory effort, is considering a revised one offered by FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler.