Ed Markey was the U.S. congressman from Massachusetts’ 7th District who was a key supporter of the development of the Internet. In the 1980s and ’90s, he served on the House Telecommunications Committee and the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. He worked against proposed “per-minute” charges instead of “flat-rate” charges on nascent Internet companies. The preservation of a “flat-rate” pricing structure was vital in the development of the Internet. (Legislator/Politician/Lawyer.)
