NCTA: The Internet & Television Association took out a full page ad in the Washington Post today (May 17) to commit to an open Internet.
That came as the FCC prepares to vote May 18 on new chairman Ajit Pai's controversial proposal to reverse the Title II common carrier designation of ISPs and rethink the 2015 Open Internet order rules against blocking, throttling and paid prioritization.
In the ad, the signatories, comprising 21 ISPs member of NCTA and the American Cable Association, said by open Internet they meant they "do not block, throttle or otherwise impair your online activity," and said they stood by that commitment.
"As providers of broadband internet service in many communities across America, we've always been committed to an open internet that gives you the freedom to be in charge of your online experience. And that will not change," the ad pledged.
One suggestion for enforcing such pledges after reclassification would be for the Federal Trade Commission to enforce such a voluntary ISP pledge of openness.
Signing on to the ad were Altice, Armstrong, Boycom, Buckeye, Cable ONE, Charter Communications, Comcast, Cox, Eagle, GCI, MCTV, Mediacom, MetroCast, Midco, RCN Grande, Service Electric CAblevision, Shentel, Sjoberg's TDS, Vast Broadband, Vyve Broadband.
