Verizon Communications on Monday said that they would continue to push for an Internet not being controlled by the Federal Communications Commission, saying that the online world would be better controlled by the companies providing the connection.
With the FCC Broadband Plan now in publication, Verizon executive vice president for public affairs Tom Tauke said that the publication of the Broadband Policy has sparked a new debate on whether the government agency should dictate how the Internet is being offered to the users.
He also questioned whether companies should be allowed to control the Internet, citing several privacy issues of the users.
“We thank the FCC for the National Broadband Plan, which they said that would lay out all the important vision of the government for a vibrant Internet marketplace. But in my own view, it is badly outdated and it is now time for us to focus on upgrading the law that affects all concerned stakeholders online,” Tuake said.
During his talk with Washington think tank New Democrat Network, he also highlighted the fact that the full potential of the broadband Internet could only be achieved if the Congress would take a look into new perspective in the communications policy of the country.
Verizon is now carefully and slowly connecting to audiences to make their efforts for a free Internet realized. Now, they are sending messages to their customers about their opposition for the bill.
Last week, Tauke has discussed the issue with several supporters of FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, saying that if they rewrite the new telecoms law, the FCC would be taken out of the picture.
“We don’t want that to happen. What we want is for all the major players and other Internet stakeholders to have common ground on the issues of Internet neutrality in cases of behavioral advertising, privacy protection and policies that concerns millions of users,” he added.