We want to maintain Net neutrality and provide a level playing field to any and all users of the Internet: private individuals, government institutions, small business, and nonprofits. It is important that we prevent large telecommunications companies such as Verizon and Comcast from creating a tiered Internet where the highest payers receive priority over all other users.
Why is this important?
I've used the Internet for over 20 years and the World Wide Web ever since its inception. It's been an integral part of my freelance work and research ever since. I couldn't live without it. I depend on unfettered access to research sources and online archives on a daily basis and most of these are hosted or supported by nonprofit organizations and various public and private institutions. Any disruption of my ability to access such information would certainly be harmful to my work. And frankly, it wouldn't benefit my non-work activities much either.
