Ryne Andal

Sioux Falls

We need to tell FCC chairman Ajit Pai to stand down when it comes to gutting net neutrality. Especially our GOP members of Congress: the Republican Party claims to be champions of the free market, yet fails to acknowledge that one of the main tenets of free market capitalism is to prevent monopolies, which would be an issue without strict regulation of data on the Internet.

I’m an Internet professional of seven-plus years and also run my own business. I would not be able to compete with similar large companies in my industry if ISPs are allowed to adopt pay-to-play for priority Internet lanes. Much like trustbusting large telecoms, the only way to continue having a wonderful public resource of the Internet is to ensure corporate interests don’t grow too large and monopolize.