A rollback of net neutrality regulations would represent a significant victory for broadband and telecom companies like AT&T and Comcast and would amount to a strike against consumers.
The decision to repeal net neutrality has disturbing implications that will harm the most vulnerable in our country.
Internet is essential to functioning in our society. We use it to communicate, to pay bills, to apply for jobs, to gather information. Without it, we would essentially detach from the world around us.
Extending internet availability to rural America and poorer areas within cities is essential to providing a pathway to social mobility. But if internet prices rise as a result of repealing net neutrality, poorer Americans will be less able to afford internet access and will be at more of a disadvantage than those with the wealth to afford high-quality, high-speed internet service.
The decision to repeal net neutrality is a disgrace, and while it’ll likely fly under the radar, as opposed to the more salacious stories of the day, it will have a deep impact on many, many Americans.
