As a new small business owner, I rely heavily on the Internet to generate business. Most of my customers are through the Internet. The FCC needs to be more “hands-on” in protecting Net Neutrality against the telecom giants who seek to become “gatekeepers” of the web.

Net Neutrality insures that my business can be shoulder-to-shoulder with other businesses on the Net. If I should suddenly have to pay premium charges just to have access to certain areas of the Internet, I do not know for certain that I could stay in business. This is arbitrary and unfair.

My concerns go even deeper, however. A free and open Internet fosters creativity, economic innovation, and democratic free speech. I do not think it’s in any citizen’s best interest to have such a forum co-opted by big money companies like AT&T, Verizon, or Comcast.

Please stand up for us. We’re counting on you.

Thank you for your time and understanding.

Ben Moss
Squoog Design Studio