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[Lauren Rotman <>]

EDUCAUSE AND INTERNET2 APPLAUD OBAMA, FCC STANCE ON NET NEUTRALITY

September 22, 2009, Washington, D.C.-- Greg Jackson, Vice President  
for Policy and Analysis, EDUCAUSE, and Gary Bachula, Vice President  
for External Relations, Internet2, released the following statement on  
behalf of their respective organizations:

"EDUCAUSE and Internet2 are extremely pleased that President Obama and  
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Genachowski announced  
yesterday their support for keeping the Internet open and accessible  
as a medium for teaching and learning, research, collaboration, and  
innovation. Preserving the openness of the Internet is as fundamental  
to our institutions of higher education as the principle of academic  
freedom. Yesterday's statements reaffirm that the rules on which the  
Internet was founded and flourished will continue to safeguard the  
ability of students, faculty, and staff to rely upon their broadband  
connections to engage in the free flow of ideas without interference  
by commercial Internet service providers.

We are particularly pleased that the statements of both President  
Obama and Chairman Genachowski recognize the important role that an  
open Internet plays in education, research, and outreach, including  
distance learning. We applaud this administration for its forward- 
looking and principled protection of the Internet as an essential  
medium for discovery and innovation. As the process proceeds, EDUCAUSE  
and Internet2 look forward to working with the FCC to help resolve  
many of the details surrounding this complex issue."

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ABOUT EDUCAUSE
EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association and the foremost community of IT  
leaders and professionals committed to advancing higher education.  
EDUCAUSE programs and services are focused on analysis, advocacy,  
community building, professional development, and knowledge creation  
because IT plays a transformative role in higher education. EDUCAUSE  
supports those who lead, manage, and use information technology  
through a comprehensive range of resources and activities. For more  
information, visit www.educause.edu.

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ABOUT INTERNET2
Led by the research and education community since 1996, Internet2  
promotes the missions of its members by providing both leading-edge  
network capabilities and unique partnership opportunities that  
together facilitate the development, deployment, and use of  
revolutionary Internet technologies. Internet2 brings the U.S.  
research and academic community together with technology leaders from  
industry, government, and the international community to undertake  
collaborative efforts that have a fundamental impact on tomorrow's  
Internet. For more information: www.internet2.edu.

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CONTACTS:
Wendy Wigen
EDUCAUSE

202-331-5372

Lauren Rotman
Internet2

202.331.5345