Quote Originally Posted by Alan View Post
On the flip side, what about content providers such as Google, Yahoo, Netflix, Hulu or VOIP providers using Comcast's (or whoever) network to deliver their content. Should they be able to pay the various network owners for additional bandwidth to improve their user's quality of service?

My biggest problem with the government regulating the internet as a utility is simply that, the government is regulating the internet. We've seen our own government attempt to regulate talk radio and suggest putting overseers in newsrooms. We've seen other governments restrict access to social media and force search engines to hide results they don't want their citizens to have access to. I'd rather they not be involved in what I can access on public networks.
But you'd rather Comcast decide which sites you can access? That's kind of like saying i don't want the government to regulate insurance companies to make them offer real coverage cause I want insurance companies to decide if i deserve that cancer treatment...oh, well, never mind.