Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T have spent $572 million on lobbying the government to kill net neutrality.
Net neutrality—the rule that protects the Internet from government and corporate censorship—is incredibly popular.
In poll after poll, overwhelmingly majorities of Independents, Republicans, and Democrats say they support net neutrality and oppose efforts to overturn it.
So why is the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) trying to kill net neutrality?
If net neutrality is repealed, these ISPs would have more control over how information flows on the Internet, giving them new opportunities for rent-seeking and profit.
The FCC’s repeal of net neutrality could be finalized as soon as this fall.
The fact that millions of people feel their lives and livelihoods would be hurt by the repeal of net neutrality does not appear to interest him. »