NAM Claims Open Internet will stifle manufacturing innovation.
Press Release Summary:
According to National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Senior Vice President of Policy and Government Relations Aric Newhouse, U.S. Federal Communications Commission's dedication to an open Internet threatens to "[stifle future investment in the communications infrastructure that has helped fuel manufacturing innovation." Newhouse, citing impositions of "80-year-old regulatory scheme," told regulators "to step aside and let the innovators lead" regarding manufacturing and the Internet.
Original Press Release:
Regulating Open Internet Will Stifle Manufacturing Innovation
Washington, D.C. – National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Senior Vice President of Policy and Government Relations Aric Newhouse released this statement on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s decision to regulate the open Internet:
“Manufacturers are in the midst of a resurgence that’s fueling job growth and economic recovery nationwide, and today’s decision to regulate the Internet using an 80-year-old regulatory scheme threatens to curtail this resurgence, stifling future investment in the communications infrastructure that has helped fuel manufacturing innovation.
When it comes to manufacturing and the Internet, regulators need to step aside and let the innovators lead—just as we always have. The NAM will continue to work with Congress on a legislative solution to end this regulatory uncertainty.”
To learn more about the NAM’s efforts to protect the open Internet, click here.
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The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) is the largest manufacturing association in the United States, representing small and large manufacturers in every industrial sector and in all 50 states. Manufacturing employs more than 12 million men and women, contributes $2.09 trillion to the U.S. economy annually, has the largest economic impact of any major sector and accounts for more than three-quarters of private-sector research and development. The NAM is the powerful voice of the manufacturing community and the leading advocate for a policy agenda that helps manufacturers compete in the global economy and create jobs across the United States. For more information about the Manufacturers or to follow us on Shopfloor, Twitter and Facebook, please visit www.nam.org.
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