Under the Federal Communications Commission, U.S. citizens have net neutrality, the right to access and communicate over the internet without interference or additional fees from our internet service providers (ISPs).
If President Trump's new Chairman Ajit Pai of the FCC, a former Verizon lawyer, and Comcast, Verizon, etc. get their way, this could end shortly.
This would adversely impact our small businesses and all manner of communications, including critical information about legislation, safety, health and so forth. Online freedom of speech and doing business would be controlled by the ISPs.
A comment period to the FCC which just closed was inundated with opposition to net neutrality from dead people and people whose email addresses had been co-opted. Yet Pai says he will include them all in their decision process.
We need to tell our members of Congress to save net neutrality. We need to tell family and friends who live in other states about this so they have the opportunity to contact their members of Congress. It is now or never.
Patricia M. Williams
Lewes
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