---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Derek Slater, Google" <no-reply@takeaction.withgoogle.com> Date: Feb 27, 2015 1:17 AM Subject: Thank the FCC To: "Bernard Kioko" <bkioko@bernsoft.com> Cc: <https://takeaction.withgoogle.com/page/m/1439da90/18aeee9/2a6fe56/3ed7d859/2502386607/VEsH/> Dear Bernard: You may have heard that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) just put in place rules to protect 'net neutrality.' That's big news. But there was another important decision today to help keep the Internet competitive and open — and while it's getting less attention, it may be just as important. As part of its agenda to encourage meaningful competition in high speed broadband for all Americans, the FCC supported allowing cities to make their own decisions about investing in new broadband networks. More needs to be done to drive innovation in bigger, faster broadband, but this is a good step. *Share this graphic to thank the FCC and Chairman Tom Wheeler for their actions:* <https://takeaction.withgoogle.com/page/m/1439da90/18aeee9/2a6fe56/3ed7d833/2502386607/VEsE/> [image: Thank the FCC for their critical action.] <https://takeaction.withgoogle.com/page/m/1439da90/18aeee9/2a6fe56/3ed7d826/2502386607/VEsF/> [image: Share on Google+] <https://takeaction.withgoogle.com/page/m/1439da90/18aeee9/2a6fe56/3ed7d818/2502386607/VEsC/> [image: Share on Facebook] <https://takeaction.withgoogle.com/page/m/1439da90/18aeee9/2a6fe56/3ed7d8f3/2502386607/VEsD/> [image: Share on Twitter] <https://takeaction.withgoogle.com/page/m/1439da90/18aeee9/2a6fe56/3ed7d8e4/2502386607/VEsA/> While the FCC's net neutrality rules can help prevent Internet access providers from relegating some applications to a "slow lane," this move alone won't lead to a world where every consumer has an ultra fast connection to the entire Internet. That's going to take more competition and innovation in new broadband networks. It's been nearly five years since we offered to build a fiber-optic network in one U.S. city as an experiment — and as we've expanded Google Fiber into a business, we've seen firsthand how faster speeds can improve lives and give cities new platforms for economic development. Google is not the only one innovating in this area. Along with investments by other private providers, cities like Lafayette, LA and Chattanooga, TN have been investing in their own networks and developing public-private partnerships to that end. Today, the FCC decided that it's important for users to be able to control their own Internet connections and for communities to make their own choices to suit their local needs for broadband. While it may not make sense for most governments to operate broadband networks themselves, we think faster, better broadband for all Americans is too important to remove an option for deployment. *Thank Chairman Wheeler and the FCC for supporting local choice and competition in broadband networks:* *https://takeaction.withgoogle.com/thank-the-fcc* <https://takeaction.withgoogle.com/page/m/1439da90/18aeee9/2a6fe56/3ed7d8df/2502386607/VEsB/> Thanks, Derek Slater Google Inc. P.S. If you want to learn more about the ingenuity of cities supporting broadband investment and competition, check out *Next Century Cities.* <https://takeaction.withgoogle.com/page/m/1439da90/18aeee9/2a6fe56/3ed7d8cc/2502386607/VEsO/> © 2015 Google Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA You are receiving this email because you asked to receive updates on Internet legislation and initiatives from Google. To opt out of future communications, please click here <https://takeaction.withgoogle.com/page/m/1439da90/18aeee9/2a6fe56/3ed7d8b9/2502386607/VEsP/> . -- * ------------------------------ * This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, or disclosure or distribution is prohibited. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the contents and notify the sender immediately; do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. Whilst our e-mails are checked for viruses, we cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free, does not contain malicious code or is incompatible with your electronic system and the Company does not accept liability in respect of viruses, malicious code or any related problems that you might experience. For further information about us, please contact us at the address indicated below. Bernsoft Interactive Limited - P O Box 15177-00100 Nairobi - Tel: +254 722 929192 Email: admin@bernsoft.com Web: www.bernsoft.com