Letter from Governor Corzine on Net Neutrality

by: RedBankTom

Thu Jul 27, 2006 at 08:00:46 AM EDT

“From Gov. Corzine
Dear Mr. L******
Thank you for contacting my office regarding Verizon’s plan to restrict internet access for New Jersey residents.  I appreciate hearing your thoughts on this issue.

Due to the federal nature of your correspondence, members of New Jersey’s Congressional Delegation are the appropriate officials to address your concerns.  At this time I would recommend that you contact your representatives and make them aware of your thoughts on this issue.”

I will be writing back to the Governor hoping to convince him that Net Neutrality is of great concern to New Jersey residents and that we should not wait for the federal government to act on our behalf.

I am asking the Governor to use his conditional veto powers to ask the State Legislature to revise the state wide franchise bill to include Net Neutrality provisions.  Many other states are taking the Net Neutrality issue and making it local, you can read about other state’s efforts here: Net Neutrality fight moves to states

NJ's Local newspapers are calling on the Governor to use his conditional veto powers to push for changes to this bill regarding coverage and tax issues.  I am encouraging my fellow residents to ask the Governor to ask for provisions in the bill that would require state wide cable franchise applicants to guarantee that they will uphold the tenets of Net Neutrality.

Please join me by writing the Governor and telling him that you are concerned about Verizon’s plans for the future of the internet.

You can contact the Governor using this web page: http://www.state.nj.us/governor/govmail.html

Thanks -- Tom