After today’s landmark Net Neutrality Ruling, service providers are speaking out to try to calm down and reassure customers by issuing public statements that nothing will change, and that the internet of today will remain the same. As of this posting the following statements have been issued by service providers Verizon, Time Warner, AT&T, and Comcast:

Verizon Reiterates Its Commitment to the Open Internet.

”Earlier today, the D.C. Circuit issued its much-anticipated decision in Verizon v. FCC. The court rejected Verizon’s position that Congress did not give the FCC jurisdiction over broadband access. At the same time, the court found that the FCC could not impose last century’s common carriage requirements on the Internet, and struck down rules that limited the ability of broadband providers to offer new and innovative services to their customers. The Court upheld the Commission’s disclosure rules.

One thing is for sure: today’s decision will not change consumers’ ability to access and use the Internet as they do now. The court’s decision will allow more room for innovation, and consumers will have more choices to determine for themselves how they access and experience the Internet. Verizon has been and remains committed to the open Internet that provides consumers with competitive choices and unblocked access to lawful websites and content when, where, and how they want. This will not change in light of the court’s decision.

We look forward to working with the FCC and Congress to keep the Internet a hub of innovation without the need for unnecessary new regulations that seek to manage the explosive dynamism of the Internet.”

Time Warner Cable Issues Statement on Today’s Decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit .

“Since pioneering the development of high-speed broadband service in the late 1990s, Time Warner Cable has been committed to providing its customers the best service possible, including unfettered access to the web content and services of their choice. This commitment, which long precedes the FCC rules, will not be affected by today’s court decision.”



AT&T Statement on the U.S. Court of Appeals D.C. Circuit Open Internet Decison

“AT&T has been committed to the open Internet since our endorsement of the FCC’s statement of Internet freedoms in 2004. We worked constructively to help craft the FCC’s net neutrality rule, and testified in support of it in the Congress. As the FCC assesses the impact of today’s court decision, AT&T can assure all of our customers and stakeholders that our commitment to protect and maintain an open Internet will not change.”

Comcast’s Statement As Posted On CNN

Broadband provider Comcast said Tuesday that it supported the FCC's Open Internet rules, and would continue to abide by them for at least six more years regardless of how they are judged in the court system.

"Comcast has consistently supported the Commission's Open Internet Order as an appropriate balance of protection of consumer interests while not interfering with companies' network management and engineering decisions," the company said.

One thing is for sure, the future of the internet remains very uncertain and threatened, despite all the promises.

Even if it doesnt change significantly THIS time, it will at some point. The powers that be dont want there being somewhere they dont control, and the internet is way too free for their tastes. Now, soon or later in the future, the net will be cracked down on eventually.