Angels Weigh In on Net Neutrality

October 21, 2009 at 8:35 am PT

Given the level of sturm and drang over the FCC’s proposed net-neutrality rules over the past week, it might be a little hard to believe the FCC hasn’t even released its proposal yet. The earliest anyone outside of the agency will see the FCC’s 50-ish page proposal is Thursday.

That hasn’t stopped intense lobbying on both sides, however, and today’s Net-Neutrality Letter of the Day belongs to the Sand Hill crowd, which is (not surprisingly) expressing its support for net-neutrality rules.

“As business investors in technology companies, we have first-hand experience with the importance of a guaranteeing an open market for new applications and services on the Internet,” wrote a group of 30 venture capitalists in a letter to (former VC, now FCC Chairman) Julius Genachowski.

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