Strengthening a Free and Open Internet in a Changing and Complex World

The report of the Aspen Institute Forum on Communications and Society is a series of chapters that discuss the critical issues surrounding the open internet debate, and features principles developed by participants that policy-makers might use in considering the elements of important Internet policy debates.
Over the next decade, an estimated 5 billion people will get connected to the Internet
… everyone should be able to have fast, quality access to an unfettered Internet.

FOCAS 2014 REPORT

Words From Charlie

Foreword to the Forum on Communications and Society 2014 Report

CHAPTER I

Laying the Groundwork: The Tension of Values

CHAPTER II

The Tension Between Markets and Government

CHAPTER III

Moving Forward: Principles for Regulation

CHAPTER V

Appendix: Public Participation and the Challenge of Engagement

CHAPTER IV

Epilogue

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This report is written from the perspective of an informed observer at the Aspen Institute Forum on Communications and Society. Unless attributed to a particular person, none of the comments or ideas contained in this report should be taken as embodying the views or carrying the endorsement of any specific participant at the Forum.