Fight for the Internet begins

Anyone here who has been reading the news about Net Neutrality knows that it has been a rough year.  First it was struck down by the United States Supreme Court.  Then a rumored merge between Comcast and Time Warner were announced.  And even more so, the FCC proposed rules that would add in speed tiers to the internet.

And despite protest, it seems the FCC is winning the battle.

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U.S. regulators on Thursday advanced a "net neutrality" proposal that would ban Internet providers from blocking or slowing down access to websites but may let them charge content companies for faster and more reliable delivery of their traffic to users.

For four months now, the public can weigh in on the rules proposed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in what promises to be an intense tug-of-war between some tech companies and consumer advocates on one side and Republicans and broadband providers on the other, over the extent to which the agency can regulate Internet traffic.

Dozens protested the vote at the FCC on Thursday as many consumer advocates have rejected FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler's proposal that may allow some "commercially reasonable" deals in which content companies could pay broadband providers to prioritize traffic on their networks.

Critics worry the rules would create "fast lanes" for companies that pay up and mean slower traffic for others. Wheeler pledged to use all of his powers to prevent "acts to divide the Internet between 'haves' and 'have nots.'"

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 Anyone here who knows what Net Neutrality is all about, knows that by adding tiers, it would make the internet less equal and more favoring those with huge amounts of cash in their bank accounts.  Especially companies like Comcast and AT&T. 

Folks, we are at an impasse.  We need to tell the FCC that this is not acceptable as part of Net Neutrality.  No speed of ANY website should be faster than the other.  Let them know that this is not Net Neutrality.

In the meantime, read the rest of the article at Reuters and stay tuned.  We'll talk more about the Net Neutrality situation in the future.