Lavonne Gaston

KEEP THE INTERNET NEUTRAL AND FREE!!!!

I am a 76 year old woman who uses the Internet sparingly. However I believe it is imperative this marvelous tool remain open and free to the public. There is very little in this moderen age which can be used by every person at a modest cost. Please keep it that way.

Net Neutrality is essential to free speech, equal opportunity and economic innovation in America. Since the FCC removed this basic protection in 2005, the top executives of phone and cable companies have stated their intention to become the Internet's gatekeepers and to discriminate against Web sites that don't pay their added tolls.

This fundamental change would end the open Internet as we know it. It would damage my ability to connect with others, share information and participate in our 21st century democracy and economy. The FCC must ensure that broadband providers do not block, interfere with or discriminate against any lawful Internet traffic based on its ownership, source or destination.