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Music Policy Summit Hears Arguments for Net Neutrality

September 18, 2007

Yesterday in Washington, D.C., U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota) said he would continue to fight for net neutrality rules.

Speaking at the Future of Music Policy Summit, Dorgan said he would continue to push for net neutrality regulation because it is important to "fight back and say this is something that's important for our country's interests."

Repeating his earlier claims, Dorgan said he would continue to battle for net neutality statutes in order to prevent Internet "gatekeepers" and tollbooths."

"Some people say, well, but it's a competitive marketplace, if one of the big interests tries to charge for its pipes..the customer will go elsewhere, it's a competitive world," Dorgan told the receptive audience. "Well, I'll tell you what, you're studying different economics than I am if you think this is competitive."

During a panel discussion at the event, Jessica Rosenworcel, senior communications counsel to the Senate Commerce Committee, said that in her view, the possibility of net neutrality laws "are very much alive."

The Future of Music Policy Summit continues, and concludes, today.

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