Below is the letter sent to the FCC today by the Hands Off the Internet coalition:

November 7, 2007

The Honorable Kevin J. Martin
Chairman
The Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20554

Re: Request for FCC Review of Comcast actions involving BitTorrent

Dear Mr. Chairman:

During your tenure as FCC chairman, you have supported the free market over government regulation as the best way to preserve free expression and speech while also bringing new benefits to Internet users.

The Hands Off the Internet coalition has supported this view, as we believe it is consistent with America’s traditional “light regulatory touch” Internet policies that have enjoyed strong bipartisan support for more than a decade.

As you know, the cornerstones of today’s open Internet are the four principles embedded in the FCC’s August 2005 net neutrality policy statement:

1. Consumers are entitled to access the lawful Internet content of their choice;
2. Consumers are entitled to run applications and services of their choice, subject to the needs of law enforcement;
3. Consumers are entitled to connect their choice of legal devices that do not harm the network; and
4. Consumers are entitled to competition among network providers, application and service providers, and content providers.

These principles are the necessary safety net to protect consumers and the openness and freedom of the Internet.
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