Advocates for a free and open internet are expressing alarm over reports that Federal Communications Commission chair Julius Genachowski is leaning toward keeping broadband deregulated and not reclassifying it as a a telecommunications service. Josh Silver of the group Free Press said, “Such a decision would destroy Net Neutrality. It would deeply undermine the FCC’s ability to ensure universal Internet access for rural, low-income and disabled Americans. It will undermine the FCC’s ability to protect consumers from price-gouging and invasions of privacy.” Silver warned that unless the FCC reestablishes authority over the nation’s internet service providers, companies like Comcast, AT&T and Verizon will be able to slow down, block or censor content at will.