<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Greetings,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">As many of you know, the FCC will be deciding whether or not to suspend the current net neutrality rules in favor of a free market approach to the internet.  The decision will be announced tomorrow December 14th.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">The impact of this decision has raised a lot of concern from the telehealth community, and there are many arguments being put forward. One of the biggest concerns is that we don't really know how telehealth would fare in a free market environment, as telehealth has never really existed without net neutrality rules.  </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">I have included several links to articles that represent the thinking  of some of telehealth's advocates contrasted with the thinking of Adjit Pai, the FCC Chair.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><a href="https://mhealthintelligence.com/news/telemedicine-advocates-cry-foul-over-fccs-net-neutrality-plan?elqTrackId=031dba224ccf47c4a30443695219c12f&elq=476c8d3d08bf49c7a8d8d503e93acbbf&elqaid=4212&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=3898">https://mhealthintelligence.com/news/telemedicine-advocates-cry-foul-over-fccs-net-neutrality-plan?elqTrackId=031dba224ccf47c4a30443695219c12f&elq=476c8d3d08bf49c7a8d8d503e93acbbf&elqaid=4212&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=3898</a></font><a href="https://mhealthintelligence.com/news/telemedicine-advocates-cry-foul-over-fccs-net-neutrality-plan?elqTrackId=031dba224ccf47c4a30443695219c12f&elq=476c8d3d08bf49c7a8d8d503e93acbbf&elqaid=4212&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=3898"><br></a></div><div class="gmail_default"><a href="goog_735451390"><br></a></div><div class="gmail_default"><a href="https://us9.campaign-archive.com/?u=c9fa99b7520aedfca5c453103&id=e061ac583b">https://us9.campaign-archive.com/?u=c9fa99b7520aedfca5c453103&id=e061ac583b</a><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><a href="https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/fcc-s-pai-circulates-draft-order-to-overturn-net-neutrality-rules?">https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/fcc-s-pai-circulates-draft-order-to-overturn-net-neutrality-rules?</a><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Please read and consider sending your thoughts/comments to the FCC.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Thank you,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Cathy</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Catherine S. Britain, Executive Director</div>
<div>Telehealth Alliance of Oregon</div><div><a href="mailto:csbritain@gmail.com" target="_blank">csbritain@gmail.com</a><br>541-910-7366</div>
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