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MISSION STATEMENT
We, the members of the National Internet Alliance support
competition in all aspects of internet services.
We support internet
competition and consumer choice on all platforms and all manners of
transmission, whether cable, dsl, satellite, wireless or any other means of data
transmission. We support wholesale, retail, and
facilities based
competition.
Competition and open
access are the best ways to maximize benefits to
consumers.
We
seek:
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Enforcement of the open
access to all facilities as promised under the 1996 Telecom
Act;
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Elimination of
monopolistic practices by those who provide both Internet backbone and Internet
services as well as their attempts to privatize the
Internet;
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Passage of the Internet
Tax Freedom Act and exemption of all state and federal taxation of Internet
access;
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Decentralized control of
the internet to ensure that no one company or handful of companies has influence
over news, media, or public debate.
We believe competition,
entrepreneurship, and diversity of opinion are important values and should be
encouraged.
We resolve to work
together and with those who share our concerns, to advance these
goals.
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