It’s Not Too Late To Save Net Neutrality From a Captured FCC

[Commentary] In many ways, network neutrality is a secondary problem. Until we confront core injustices stemming from unregulated monopoly power—which may worsen given the likelihood of massive media mergers—we can’t address issues like slow broadband speeds, outrageously high prices, digital red-lining, and the woeful lack of competition in Internet service markets.

Killing net neutrality is a top-down corporate power grab. There’s absolutely no need to repeal it. The protection has tremendous public support. As the Federal Communications Commission serves a narrow corporate agenda, we must find a way to recapture it for the people. The Internet is too valuable to leave to the mercy of monopolies. The battle for net neutrality continues. It’s a battle we can and must win.

[Victor Pickard is an Associate Professor of Communication at the Annenberg School for Communication.]