FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 13, 2006
Contact: Jeffrey Mazzella
703.535.5836
CFIF Ad Campaign Warns Against Regulating the InternetSpecifically, the full-page ads, which ran this week in the Washington Times and the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call, warn Congress to resist calls by special interests that, under the guise of "net-neutrality," want onerous and unnecessary regulations imposed on the Internet.
"The Internet is a force for innovation, openness and economic growth," said Jeffrey Mazzella, President of CFIF. "That's because government has taken a hand-off approach to allow the Internet to grow unfettered as a powerful tool for information and commerce.
"Now, some are trying to change course and lock up the Internet," Mazzella continued. "Instead of letting consumers determine what products and services they want, 'net-neutrality' advocates want government to pick winners and losers.
"Our ads were designed to send a clear message to Congress: Government regulation means less Internet innovation!" said Mazzella. "The Internet is already neutral; Congress should not regulate it," Mazzella concluded.
The Center for Individual Freedom (www.cfif.org) is a non-profit constitutional and free-market advocacy organization. CFIF opposes over-burdensome state and federal regulations and taxing regimes that impede the evolution of the Internet and e-commerce.