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.

We are a small catering company and we use the Internet constantly. We use the Internet for our website, email for orders and interacting with customers, vendors, research and banking needs.

Being a parent and online student, I know the importance of being able to have an open Internet.

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.

We live in rural northern Michigan where our only option is dial-up or satellite, which we have. I worked for a tech company that has trainers conduct workshops from home, via the web. My HughesNet is so undependable that I was unable to avail myself of this work opportunity. We need to guarantee quality internet to all before playing with the level of web service.

I use the internet to communicate with family, clients of my law practice, non-profits on whose Boards I serve. I also review several news sources daily to determine ciurrent events and to learn new things. People who are served by the non-profits I am engaged with rely on the internet through library and other free serfvices to stay connected.

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

An open internet is important for small companies and individuals who are thinking about starting their own business. I was a hospice chaplain and used the internet every day to gather information to help staff, understand the disease my patient was suffering, and to look for inspirational readings for hospice, hospital staff, and patients.

Regardless of the importance an open internet makes to me, no person or corporation should get preferential treatment because their bankroll is bigger, and quite frankly, I'm sick of big corps buying their way in and out of everything regardless of the quality of service they provide. The internet has always been and should always be a neutral area, and to allow any corporation to manipulate it by paying someone a nice sum will only introduce a higher level of corruption on the web in this country, and we simply do not need anymore of that. Verizon just lost my business.

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.

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.

An open Internet is a key to social justice.