WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, released the following statement as the Federal Communications Commission convened its second field hearing of 2008 on the subject of Internet freedom. Rep. Markey has introduced legislation, H.R. 5353, to enshrine Internet freedom principles in telecommunications law.

"I am pleased that the FCC is continuing its oversight and serious inquiry into Internet freedom issues. Every Internet user, from entrepreneurs, to inventors, to students and consumers, from the high tech corridor of Massachusetts' Route 128, to Silicon Valley, will be impacted by this examination and the wider debate over Internet freedoms and the future of the Internet. I look forward to working with the Commission and my colleagues in Congress on these issues in the months ahead."

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April 17, 2008

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