As a high school chemistry teacher, my access to small, independent stories and videos is critical, if I am to convey both the excitement as well as the dangers of the world of chemistry. There's no way a litigation-adverse school district would allow me to demonstrate all the CRAZY chemistry-related things people people do!

As a math and science teacher (recently retired) I was able to provide more current and thought-provoking activities that were web-based for my students as well as keep up with the latest ideas and methods in teaching content. I also was able to develop a website for my students that gave them an easy way to ask questions about content and assignments as well as keep track of their grades. I see all those benefits threatened by legislation to make the internet "pay-to-play." On a personal level I was able to travel on a work study trip to Guatemala and able to keep in touch with family through the internet. The cost of international phone calls was prohibitive and the modest fee for using computers very doable.

My income depends upon it! As a recent graduate unable to find work in my field of study, I started a small online business. I barely make ends meet as it is. My future livelihood depends upon an open internet.

I grew up on the Internet, I work remotely--over the Internet--and most of the products I consume come from the Internet. This lifestyle was established on a long-standing Internet principal, from which only the foolish depart, that all desirably-received traffic be created, and treated equally.

The Internet allows us an unparalleled opportunity to connect with all of our fellow human beings in order to exchange valuable information that is crucial to understanding and fixing the problems in the world.

My ability to research and publish my work is essential. On an internet that is monopolized by giant corporations, my development as a writer would be stunted drastically.

I am retired on a SS income that places me way below the poverty line. I don't own a tv and my family is spread all over the country. I don't own a car because I can't afford one. The internet is my lifeline, my entertainment and my source for news, weather and interaction with people. If the net becomes tiered by money, I will be effectively homeless and cut off from the world. Did I mention that I live in a rural area without a car or public transportation?

I am in the construction industry. I use the Internet as my main source for information on products that I use or might use. I use the Internet to communicate with my clients. It has become a crucial part of my business. I have been in business for over 25 years.

I am a retired occupational therapist who is a volunteer child advocate for children in Child Protective Services custody. I use the Internet to research a variety of topics to help the children, judges, CPS workers, attorneys, parents and foster parents.

An open Internet is important to me because higher costs for fast-lane Internet access will eventually be passed onto consumers.

I am a professional freelance writer, a career path I have been following for the past ten years. It is no exaggeration to say this path would not have been possible to follow without the Internet. I had tried freelancing before there was an Internet and it was slow, unwieldy and costly. And, if I had to do research, it would often involve a trip to the library, yet another time-consuming process. The Internet, I am happy to say, solved many of these issues for me.

An open Internet is a key to social justice.