20.07.2014 - 18:41 [ Tech Dirt ]

Congressman Who Was Against Protecting Net Neutrality Flips Sides After Realizing The Harm Broadband Giants Can Cause

Over the last few weeks we‘ve seen a number of politicians come out on one side or another concerning the FCC‘s net neutrality plans, but most of them were pretty much expected. It actually was nice to see some net neutrality supporters be quite explicit in their support for Title II reclassification (like Senator Chuck Schumer), but beyond that there weren‘t too many surprises. That‘s why it was actually great to see Rep. Gary Peters, who is currently running for the Senate in Michigan, come out in favor of net neutrality, warning of the harm that could be caused by the fast lanes and slow lanes as allowed by the current FCC proposal.

„If large corporations can pay more for faster service for their content, this effectively creates a ‚slow lane‘ for everyone else.“