According to a recent press release posted by the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) in late February, a nonpartisan advocacy, research and education organization focused on protecting small business and fostering entrepreneurship, "The vote by three members of the FCC to regulate the Internet with archaic public utility rules represents everything that Americans and entrepreneurs dislike about Washington."
According to the release, the final regulatory steps were secretive, in that the contents of Chairman Tom Wheeler's plan were hidden from the public prior to the vote. "Therefore, there was no opportunity to hear the views of ordinary citizens and entrepreneurs."
The release added, "America's Internet has been the new frontier for innovation and entrepreneurship. Small businesses and their workforces have benefited greatly from the broadband Internet and technological tools that increase their productivity and competitiveness. Vigorous investment and significant risks taken by many in the private sector created these amazing technologies. This innovation has occurred under light-touch regulation, supported by Democrats and Republicans over the years, recognizing that intrusive government action could upend the potential of the Internet."
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