...in its filings and in many forums, and advocates regulation of ISPs and of the Internet. Such regulation (especially forced transit of BitTorrent) could put us and all other independent ISPs out of business, so naturally we are defending ourselves against this attack on our livelihood. As for the conflicts of interest, Brad: Go ahead and deny them as long as you can. In our ethically lax corporate environment, you can get away with them until board members or stockholders intervene. I'm just pointing them out as a matter of full disclosure, so that people can assess for themselves whether your obligations to these parties and your financial interests influence your statements on this subject.