Net Neutrality

The Internet’s founding principle is “net neutrality” – the idea that all Internet traffic travels at the same speed. It’s a principle that has paid off big time for consumers, entrepreneurs and America’s economy. But now Big Cable companies want to end net neutrality by dividing the Internet into fast and slow lanes. They want to charge more for content providers – like Netflix – to deliver their content at an acceptable speed.

America's economy suffers when the freedom to compete online is eliminated by monopolist interests. Start-ups who cannot pay the toll for the fast lane won’t be able to leave the garage. And it hurts consumers who will pay more for content and be charged twice for the bandwidth they already paid for.

For 20 years, Senator Wyden has been fighting to preserve a free and open Internet. And now is a key point in that fight. This year, the Federal Communications Commission is considering rules that would end net neutrality and the Internet as we know it. The freedom to compete online is too important for America’s economy and consumers to let that happen.

Read Senator Wyden's op-ed "Hey FCC, do your job and stand up for net neutrality, not big cable schemes" 


Watch Senator Wyden's call to action

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