For your use, re-posted from last week:
*Talking Points for WISPA Members on “Net Neutrality” and “Internet
Freedom” *
December 2017
*Overview for WISPA Members *
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·These talking points are _not_ intended to be used proactively. WISPA
is not taking a proactive role in advocacy on this issue, and we do not
recommend that you do.
·The intent is to help you be prepared for media and public inquiries if
they do come in.
·If you receive a query about your company’s position on net neutrality,
or WISPA’s position, we encourage you to refer it to us to handle.
Please send it to:
oDale Curtis, WISPA Communications Support,
d...@dalecurtiscommunications.com <mailto:d...@dalecurtiscommunications.com>
·If you do choose to answer a media or public query:
oPlease let us know, preferably in advance; and
oPlease stick to this script; going off script could create problems for
you and your business.
*General Tips *
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·Any statements you make must be 100% truthful and backed-up with facts;
so please don’t say anything that is untrue or unsupportable with facts.
·If you don’t know the answer to a question, just say so. A convenient
way to say it is: “I don’t know about /that/, but what I do know is …”
·Don’t bring up other issues.
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*Talking Points *
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·*Let’s be clear: We support a free and open internet. *
oWe don’t block, throttle, or prioritize any content.
oWe disclose our terms of service in plain English.
oWe support robust privacy protections for our customers.
oThose are the core elements of “net neutrality,” and we support them.
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·*We believe you can have a free and open internet without heavy-handed
regulation and enforcement that is ill-suited for small providers. *
·What was wrong with the way the internet was regulated up until two
years ago? It worked well then, and it will again.
·FCC regulations designed to treat all internet providers like large
monopoly utilities – with open-ended and vaguely worded requirements,
all subject to bureaucratic whim – are taking resources away from
investment in under-served areas and diverting them instead toward
lawyers and compliance consultants.
·When our compliance costs go up because of government action, we either
have to reduce investment in our business or pass those costs on to our
customers.
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