PRESS RELEASE: New Survey Finds Americans Skeptical that FCC Regulation of the Internet Will Be Helpful; Favor More Disclosure : Progressive Policy Institute

The nationwide survey, by Hart Research Associates, was conducted from February 13 to 15, 2015 on behalf of PPI. The survey was conducted by telephone (both landline and cell phone) among a cross section of 800 adults age 18 and over. It found:

• Nearly three out of four (74%) Americans are unfamiliar with the term "net neutrality" and what it refers to.
• 73% of Americans want greater disclosure of the details of the FCC's proposal to regulate the Internet.
• Nearly eight in ten (79%) Americans favor public disclosure of the exact wording and details of the FCC's proposal to regulate the Internet before the FCC votes on it.
• Only one in three Americans thinks that regulating the Internet like telephone service will be helpful.

"The public neither understands nor supports the FCC voting on net neutrality rules without greater disclosure of the exact wording and the details of the proposal," said Peter Hart, Founder of Hart Research Associates.

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