For Immediate Release February 12, 2004 |
Contact: Clyde Ensslin or Ranjit de Silva, 202-482-7002
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Acting Assistant Secretary
of Commerce Michael D. Gallagher commends FCC for favoring "innovation, not regulation" |
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"The Internet is a primary catalyst for the growth of our economy.
The Department of Commerce commends the FCC for its actions today to provide a foundation
for exciting new services such as VoIP that will enhance the productivity of the American worker
and enrich the lives of American consumers. Capital investment and entrepreneurial innovation,
not regulation, will maintain U.S. leadership in voice, video and interactive data services.
We also support the Commission's efforts to provide law enforcement the 21st century tools to
track those who seek to threaten our homeland using 21st Century networks."
Statement by Michael D. Gallagher February 12, 2004
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