Emlyn Addison

Equality for all

America's greatest strength is its ability to innovate. The Internet is one such innovation.

But in order to properly execute these innovations it must embrace a system that serves all--and not just some--of its citizens. The laws governing the Internet would be this system.

It would seem, unsurprisingly, that the telecommunications and cable companies have an intention to reserve the fundamental functional nature of the internet to further their own causes, and are apparently little concerned with its effect outside of their profit-making initiatives.

I make my living exclusively as a web developer, and my business would most certainly not be able to legitimately compete if the playing field was not level. It should be a fundamental right of any citizen to participate in the American economy on fair and equal terms.

Please consider carefully why the telecommunications and cable companies--and any future opportunists--should not be entitled nor allowed to draw up plans that tip the scales in their favor. The Internet does not belong to them.