Open MIC: Before The Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Restoring Internet Freedom GN Docket No. 17-108
Submitted by: Open Media and Information Companies Initiative (Open MIC)
Michael Connor
Executive Director
212-875-9381
mconnor@openmic.org
July 14, 2017
This comment is offered by the Open Media and Information Companies Initiative (Open MIC), a non-profit organization, on behalf of itself and the following investment advisors, investment management firms and foundations: Scott M. Stringer, New York City Comptroller; Boston Common Asset Management, Trillium Asset Management LLC, Sustainability Group of Loring, Wolcott & Coolidge, Zevin Asset Management LLC, Friends Fiduciary Corporation, Arjuna Capital LLC, Share Power Responsible Investing Inc., SRI Investing LLC, Earth Equity Advisor, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Park Foundation, Wallace Global Fund, The Russell Family Foundation, Bullitt Foundation, Robert W. Deutsch Foundation, The Prentice Foundation, The Christopher Reynolds Foundation, Singing Field Foundation, As You Sow Foundation.
Collectively, these individuals, advisors and organizations represent approximately $190 billion in assets and Assets Under Management (AUM).
Open MIC works to foster more open and democratic media through market-based solutions, including shareholder engagement. For the past decade, Open MIC has collaborated with investors to advocate for responsible network neutrality policies and practices at leading Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and has assisted in the development and filing of multiple shareholder proposals regarding network neutrality at AT&T, Verizon, Comcast and CenturyLink.
The investment advisors, investment managers and foundations offering these comments are diversified institutional investors with fiduciary interests in a broad range of industries and businesses – including not just Internet Service Providers and technology companies, but for all intents and purposes all sectors and industries – for which a healthy and robust Internet environment is an economic necessity.
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