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This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action. Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes official action. See MCI v. FCC. 515 F 2d 385 (D.C. Circ 1974).
PRESS STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN WILLIAM E. KENNARD ON COMMISSION'S ADOPTION OF ORDER ADDRESSING PAYMENT OF RECIPROCAL COMPENSATION FOR INTERNET-BOUND TRAFFIC
Some people have been trying to scare the public into thinking that this is about government regulating the Internet. Nothing could be further from the truth. This decision only affects the way phone companies pay each other for traffic that is passed over phone lines before even reaching the Internet. We are not regulating the Internet and we will not do so as long as I am chairman.
Those employing scare tactics have also suggested that the FCC is going to change the way consumers pay for dial-up access to the Internet. Again, nothing could be further from the truth. For consumers, dialing up the Internet is just like a local call. It always has been and as far as I'm concerned it always will be.