[July 11, 2002]

"The danger is the Internet will come under private control. Core American liberties such as freedom of speech are of no value if the forums where such rights are commonly exercised are not themselves free. That is why the ACLU has a keen interest in the continued openness and vitality of the Internet as a medium of free expression."

—ACLU white paper,
Technological Analysis of Open Access and Cable Television Systems
quoted in "ACLU Calls Broadband Regulation a First Amendment Issue"