FCC should junk its latest net neutrality plan

[Commentary] The Federal Communications Commission needs to junk the idea of a compromise on net neutrality and return to the basic tenet that made the Internet a force that changed the world. Namely: All Internet traffic should be treated equally.

The best way to accomplish that is to classify the Internet as a common carrier, much like other public utilities, giving all parties equal, open access to online materials. That is what needs to happen. President Barack Obama needs to weigh in and remind his FCC chair that he's supposed to be working on behalf of the public interest.