As a high school Computer Science teacher in an urban Boston school, I can say with confidence that the next generation of Internet inventors and entrepreneurs is on its way. However, changes to the egalitarian architecture of the Internet planned by telephone and cable companies will stifle the opportunty for innovation that the online sphere has traditionally provided.

Net Neutrality is a confusing term but at its core, it means maintaining a competitive field such that the start-ups and experimental projects that define American leadership will be able to thrive. 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.