[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.14,0:00:05.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The President:\NHi everybody. Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.90,0:00:07.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ever since the\N Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.35,0:00:08.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,internet was created, Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.80,0:00:10.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's been organized\N Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.36,0:00:11.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,around basic principles Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.92,0:00:13.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of openness, fairness,\N Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.17,0:00:14.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and freedom. Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.43,0:00:15.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are no gatekeepers\N Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.29,0:00:16.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,deciding which sites Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.15,0:00:17.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you get to access. Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.02,0:00:18.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are no toll roads on\N Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.90,0:00:20.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the information superhighway. Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.77,0:00:22.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This set of principles,\N Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.66,0:00:24.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the idea of net neutrality, Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.66,0:00:26.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has unleashed the\N Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.36,0:00:28.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,power of the internet, Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.06,0:00:29.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and given innovators\N Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.35,0:00:30.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the chance to thrive. Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.64,0:00:32.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Abandoning these\N Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.04,0:00:33.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,principles would threaten Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.44,0:00:34.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to end the internet\N Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.29,0:00:35.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as we know it. Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.14,0:00:36.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why I'm\N Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.22,0:00:37.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,laying out a plan Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.30,0:00:38.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to keep the internet\N Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.04,0:00:38.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,free and open. Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.79,0:00:39.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's why\NI'm urging Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.54,0:00:40.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Federal\NCommunications Commission Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.77,0:00:42.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to do everything\Nthey can to protect Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.78,0:00:45.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,net neutrality\Nfor everyone. Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.44,0:00:47.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They should make it clear that\Nwhether you use a computer, Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.61,0:00:50.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,phone or tablet, internet\Nproviders have a legal Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.92,0:00:55.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,obligation not to block or\Nlimit your access to a website. Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.32,0:00:57.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cable companies can't\Ndecide which online stores Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.66,0:01:00.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can shop at, or\Nwhich streaming services Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.03,0:01:01.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can use. Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.23,0:01:03.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they can't let any\Ncompany pay for priority Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.96,0:01:06.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over its competitors. Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.10,0:01:07.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To put these\Nprotections in place, Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.73,0:01:10.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm asking the FCC to reclassify\Ninternet service under Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.77,0:01:14.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Title II of a law known as\Nthe Telecommunications Act. Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.34,0:01:17.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In plain English, I'm asking\Nthem to recognize that for most Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.28,0:01:20.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Americans, the internet has\Nbecome an essential part Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.25,0:01:23.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of everyday communication\Nand everyday life. Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.08,0:01:25.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The FCC is an\Nindependent agency, Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.62,0:01:28.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and ultimately this\Ndecision is theirs alone. Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.29,0:01:30.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the public has\Nalready commented nearly Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.19,0:01:33.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,four million times, asking\Nthe FCC to make sure Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.16,0:01:36.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that consumers, not the cable\Ncompany, gets to decide Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.93,0:01:38.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which sites they use. Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.83,0:01:40.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Americans are making\Ntheir voices heard, Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.80,0:01:42.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and standing up for the\Nprinciples that make Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.44,0:01:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the internet a powerful\Nforce for change. Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.00,0:01:46.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As long as I'm\Npresident, that's what Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.81,0:01:48.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll be fighting for, too.