Seven Reasons Why We Need Net Neutrality Now

[Commentary] On Friday Reps. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA) introduced the Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009, a bill that would establish the basic rules of the road for an open Internet. And its arrival couldn't be more timely. We are amid the greatest technological transition in our media since the invention of the printing press. An open Internet is driving this change. It's a communications tool that, while still in its infancy, is already storming the gates of media's old guard. But they're not letting us in without a fight. Here's seven reasons the bill is needed: 1. Economic Recovery and Prosperity, 2. Free Speech, 3. Civic Participation, 4. The Marketplace of Ideas, 5. Social Justice, 6. The Rise of the Gatekeepers, and 7. The Obama Opportunity.