John Kerry: “the United States and, indeed, the world have embarked upon a new technological revolution. Like previous revolutions…”

“the United States and, indeed, the world have embarked upon a new technological revolution. Like previous revolutions sparked by technological innovation, this one has the potential to change dramatically our daily lives. It will certainly transform the way we communicate with each other. What we are witnessing is the development of a fully interactive nationwide and, indeed, worldwide communications network. It has the potential to bring our Nation and our world enormous good; without appropriate groundrules to assure fair competition, however, this revolution could create giant monopolies. It could hurt workers and families. We bear a tremendous responsibility to assure that does not happen with this legislation. The communications policy framework we create here will determine whether many voices and views flourish, or few voices dominate our society. The impact of this new age communications revolution on the way we send and receive information, and the way we will view ourselves and the world, is profound. Even more staggering is its potential impact on our economy. We could be seeing the largest market opportunity in history.…”