I am a retiree, a part-time employee working from home, a parent and a grandparent, and one of the primary ways I hear from my family and friends living four or more states away is through the Internet via a smart phone connection, Skype, Facebook, or texting. I am able to work from home only because I can email, do research, etc. If I were unable to do this or if it cost me more than it currently does for connectivity, I would not be able to supplement my income, which is essential for my ability to live independently. I believe President Obama would support my ability to do these things without paying additional costs and fees. I supported him and the tenets he espoused in both elections.

I use the internet every day. I depend upon it for my medical work, communication, both professional and personal, and information. My many non-profit activities are also strongly linked to the internet.

My son is home-schooling and a slow Internet will impact his abilities to quickly access information. The new policies being proposed by the FCC to create a fast pay-to-play Internet service for websites that can afford it and a slower lane for the rest of us is unfair and would negatively impact my son's education.

I am a psychiatrist and my electronic health record system is internet based. My daily work flow and access to patient's vital information, for example, medication doses and family history, could grind to a halt. This could force me to abandon this modern tool and interrupt my practice of medicine.

An open internet is very important to me. It allows me to communicate with my daughter's teacher. It allows me to take care of personal things, such as paying my bills.

The Internet changed my life. I created a new career for myself in web work, designing and maintaining websites, and my web skills have been in demand in every job I have held since 1997. Using the web, I have been able to promote for my clients in an effective and inexpensive manner. I have been able to do vast amounts of research for every job I have held, plus a novel I wrote with my husband. Recently, I have been researching my family roots and writing for a family blog.

I am a drugs and alcohol counselor, and we serve clients who either have no insurance, marginal insurance, or Medicaid. Our clients have few choices on where to seek treatment. We are limited in the monetary resources we have to spend to obtain treatment materials. We use the Internet to find new treatment recommendations and to advocate for our clients.

I'm a retired academic still engaged in doing research for the books I edit. An open Internet is essential in a just, socially equitable globe!

Deforestation is ruining our planet via beautiful landscapes, natural resources, and wildlife. ALL are a natural and necessary part of the Earth's cycle. Many HUMAN lives will be affected if P & G and other big name brands aren't discouraged from deforestation.

Environmental organization Greenpeace has published its “How green is your cloud” report, which gave Amazon a failing grade for its lack of clean energy and not being transparent enough about the details of its cloud infrastructure, and found Amazon Web Services remains one of the dirtiest energy users. They emphasized that the scientific community is warning against our continued reliance on energy technologies in the past, which could put our future in grave danger, and that our world is headed for trouble due to climate change and our reliance to dirty sources of energy. Our company is both a large Amazon.com customer, as well as being a large seller on Amazon.com, and we want them to take responsibility to become a better planetary corporate citizen. Apple received an F rating years ago from Greenpeace, and because of public pressure, has now received an A+ rating, and produces 94% of its power from renewable sources. So corporate change is possible if Amazon.com simply steps up to the plate and is willing to spend some of its massive profits on protecting the future of our planetary environment, because lack of doing so will be sawing off the branch they sit on.

Open internet is the free speech topic of our time.

Over a year after a massive building collapse in Bangladesh killed over 1,100 people and injured countless others, 15 major retailers still haven't done their part to take care of survivors and families.