1.
Why
Net Neutrality
Matters for
Business

2.
Panelists
Ryan Rabac
Marketing Director, ASBC
Ilyssa Meyer
Manager, Public Policy
and Research, Etsy
Evan Engstrom
Executive Director, Engine
Phillip Berenbroick
Senior Policy Counsel,
Public Knowledge

3.
ASBC & Net Neutrality
 ASBC has been working on net neutrality since 2014
 ASBC, Small Business Majority, and Main Street Alliance filed a letter with over
500 businesses against the repeal of the 2015 Open Internet Order last year
 Sign on to this effort at netneutrality.asbcouncil.org
 We’re also working to pass SB 822 in California - sign on at canetneutrality.com
 Today, we’re releasing The Business Case for Net Neutrality
Download at
netneutrality.asbcouncil.org

4.
• A majority of small businesses (56%) oppose the FCC’s repeal of net
neutrality, with roughly 4 in 10 (39%) strongly opposing the repeal.
Small Businesses Oppose Repeal of Net Neutrality
Our Polling
15%
16%
17%
39%
14%
I strongly support the repeal of net neutrality
I somewhat support the repeal of net neutrality
I somewhat oppose the repeal of net neutrality
I strongly oppose the repeal of net neutrality
Don’t know
56% Oppose

5.
• Nearly half (49%) of small businesses say net neutrality is important to the
operation of their business; 1 in 4 say it is very important to their business.
Net Neutrality is Important to Small Businesses
Our Polling
25%24%
24%
17%
10% Very important Somewhat Important
Not very important Not important at all
Don’t know
Important: 49%

6.
Why Net Neutrality Matters for Business
Ryan Rabac
Marketing Director, ASBC
Ilyssa Meyer
Manager, Public Policy
and Research, Etsy
Evan Engstrom
Executive Director, Engine
Phillip Berenbroick
Senior Policy Counsel,
Public Knowledge

7.
Questions?

8.
Take Action
 Sign on at
netneutrality.asbcouncil.org
 Join the Red Alert Campaign at
battleforthenet.com/redalert
 More questions? Email Ryan Rabac:
rrabac@asbcouncil.org