MICHAEL M. HONDA 
17TH DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA 
WASHINGTON OFFICE: 
1713 LONGWORTH HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING 
WASHINGTON, DC 20515 
PHONE: (2021 225-2631 
FAX: (2021 225-2699 
http://www.honda.house.gov 
DISTRICT OFFICE: 
2001 GATEWAY PLACE 
SUITE 670W 
SAN JOSE, CA 95110 
PHONE: (408) 436-2720 
(855) 680-3759 
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The Honorable Tom Wheeler 
Chairman 
Federal Communications Commission 
445 12th Street, SW 
Washington, DC 20554 
Dear Chairman Wheeler, 
June 6, 2014 
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Like many Americans, I have been closely following your efforts to protect an open Internet. Several 
weeks ago, I joined 35 of my colleagues in the House of Representatives on a letter urging you, and the 
rest of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to consider using Title II of the 
Telecommunications Act to reclassify Internet service providers as common carriers, thus giving the FCC 
the ability to protect the open Internet. I joined with businesses, investors, nonprofit organizations, and 
individuals who contacted the FCC to express concerns about your proposal, and to encourage 
enforceable Net Neutrality rules. As the Representative for Silicon Valley, the innovation heart of the 
Internet, I invite you and the other FCC commissioners to visit my district and engage with the tech 
community as you consider how best to protect an open and free Internet. 
Companies ranging from small start-ups to established corporations have cautioned you and the other 
commissioners that the proposal under consideration at the FCC could have significant negative impacts 
on their businesses. I share these concerns. The creation of any type of priority Internet fast lane, 
monitored only by a new and complex regulatory standard that the Commission has yet to develop, would 
stifle innovation and create a tiered, privileged Internet. Additionally, I share the concerns raised by 
nonprofits and advocacy groups about the impact your current proposal could have on free speech rights 
and online organizing. 
During the May 15th Open Commission Meeting, Commissioners Clyburn and Rosenworcel encouraged 
direct engagement with the public in light of the importance of this issue and the great interest in an open 
and free Internet. I strongly support their sentiments, and encourage you to visit Silicon Valley and meet 
with the businesses, entrepreneurs, and Internet users who will be impacted by any rules you ultimately 
put in place. The decisions facing the Commission are too important to our economy and civil society, to 
be informed only by those who have regular access to the FCC. I look forward to working with your 
office to arrange a public meeting between you, your fellow Commissioners, and my constituents. Your 
staff may contact Dr. Mark Mozena in my office at mark.mozena@mail.house.gov or (202) 225-2631 to 
discuss the details. 
Sincerely, 
~ 
Mike Honda 
Member of Congress 
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