[TAO] FCC's Net Neutrality Decision

[Catherine Britain]

Greetings,

As many of you know, the FCC will be deciding whether or not to suspend the
current net neutrality rules in favor of a free market approach to the
internet.  The decision will be announced tomorrow December 14th.

The impact of this decision has raised a lot of concern from the telehealth
community, and there are many arguments being put forward. One of the
biggest concerns is that we don't really know how telehealth would fare in
a free market environment, as telehealth has never really existed without
net neutrality rules.

I have included several links to articles that represent the thinking  of
some of telehealth's advocates contrasted with the thinking of Adjit Pai,
the FCC Chair.

https://mhealthintelligence.com/news/telemedicine-advocates-cry-foul-over-fccs-net-neutrality-plan?elqTrackId=031dba224ccf47c4a30443695219c12f&elq=476c8d3d08bf49c7a8d8d503e93acbbf&elqaid=4212&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=3898
<https://mhealthintelligence.com/news/telemedicine-advocates-cry-foul-over-fccs-net-neutrality-plan?elqTrackId=031dba224ccf47c4a30443695219c12f&elq=476c8d3d08bf49c7a8d8d503e93acbbf&elqaid=4212&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=3898>

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https://us9.campaign-archive.com/?u=c9fa99b7520aedfca5c453103&id=e061ac583b

https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/fcc-s-pai-circulates-draft-order-to-overturn-net-neutrality-rules?


Please read and consider sending your thoughts/comments to the FCC.

Thank you,
Cathy



-- 
Catherine S. Britain, Executive Director
Telehealth Alliance of Oregon
csbritain at gmail.com
541-910-7366
www.ortelehealth.org
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