It is very rare that we see individuals openly campaigning against net neutrality. Groups from both the right and the left seem to agree that a free internet is incredibly important for our nations future.
The few groups who are against net-neutrality legislation are planning to launch an ad campaign across the US. This $1.4 million project will consist of TV commercials that state Washington will be spending our money to regulate our internet service. They claim that the government has no place sticking their nose in this industry, and net-neutrality laws will allow the government to restrict our access. They believe that if we haven’t had problems thus far with internet providers limiting our access, why should we worry about it now? The main groups behind this campaign are Americans for Prosperity, the National Taxpayers Union, Free State Foundation and the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council.
In my opinion, these groups are fighting a losing battle. Most legislators have agreed at this point that new laws are necessary in order to protect the free internet. After the controversy with Comcast this past month, the Supreme Court even acknowledged that legislation should be put into effect that protects open access to content. I hope we will be seeing this topic come up in Congress sooner rather than later.
Here’s a link to the BBC Article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8678750.stm
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