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Ben Nelson: We should be very careful before we start imposing Internet regulations, because if there is anything that the public…

On the recordJune 13, 2006
We should be very careful before we start imposing Internet regulations, because if there is anything that the public will understand, it's that a heavy regulatory hand kills incentives to develop new products, to deploy new technologies, and that, ultimately, will be something that consumers feel and respond to in a very negative way.
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Ben Nelson
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Jun 13, 2006

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Senator Nelson warns against heavy Internet regulations impacting innovation.

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