"If there are not sufficient safeguards in place to prevent foreign government intrusion, then this concept should go no further."
"I urge them to follow the admonition of Margaret Thatcher, and 'Don't go wobbly.'"
"Nor can I overstate the threat from foreign governments who seek to control, tax, censor, and otherwise impose their own agendas on the Internet."
"That's why the House has unanimously passed both a resolution and legislation that affirm our policy that the United States should promote a global Internet, free from government control."
"This is a critical opportunity to reaffirm the United States' commitment to a multi-stakeholder approach to Internet governance and policy-making."
"The United States continues to stand up for the multi-stakeholder model time and again in international forums."
"I share NTIA's belief that this temporary stewardship should come to an end in the near future."
"Our efforts should be seen as a vote of confidence that the successful bottom-up decentralized model will continue to preserve and protect the Internet."
"without broadcasters, there is no spectrum to auction"
"it would be foolhardy to limit the incentives from the get-go"
"It has taken an enormous amount of work, but this draft has earned the support of cable, broadcast, and satellite competitors."
"We believe in spurring innovation, not holding it back."