Rick Boucher: “It is my hope, Mr. Chairman, that working with you and Mr. Smith... we can agree through our conversations and our work…”

Those who strongly support network neutrality should be looking for greater permanence.

I am here today to urge that the committee develop a narrow bipartisan bill that gives statutory permanence and an assured legal foundation to network neutrality.

I believed then as I believe today that assuring an open Internet is essential to maintaining the Web as a vibrant medium for free expression, for commerce, for education, for healthcare delivery.

I very much hope that a conversation will ensue and that you will adopt legislation that does a service for the country and keeps the Internet open and maintains the light touch regulatory treatment that it enjoys today.