Dear FCC,

I am concerned that the FCC isn't defending or instituting net neutrality despite what we, the voters, want. Myself and many other amateur writers host small websites that we fund ourself to share our art, stories, to whoever will read them. We make no money doing this, and bear the costs ourselves. Net neutrality protects us by keeping the internet open and free. If net neutrality fails, we may be discriminated against by internet providers and the people who buy their internet will never even know it or be able to access our websites at all. By keeping the playing field fair, we protect new businesses, writers, and people whodo things for the greater good who don't have much money.

When I purchase internet, I do not want a special portal that sells my information or guides me to sponsored websites. I want a dumb tube that gives me equal access to any website that I want, and I want that access without stipulations. I want my VOIP calls, my emails, my video browsing, each to get equal treatment. I don't need nor want any sponsored email, storage, or other services from my ISP. I host my website from sitegrounds.com, my email and online storage is from AOL, GMail, Yahoo, Microsoft, and Google.

Right now, currently, ISPs already discriminate over internet traffic. It isn't hard to find out about this, for instance Netflix, Youtube, Amazon, and Riot Games have had to pay ISPS more money to guarantee a clog-free route to home users. The ISPs double-dip in revenue, making users pay to access internet content, then charging companies to connect better. The user is paying for that connection, and the ISPs intentionally aren't using that revenue to better the service that I am buying, making corporations pay for it.

Competition does not exist where I live for internet providers. It is Comcast or nothing. No other service provides more than DSL speeds (much less than broadband) and have very low data caps.

As for billing and privacy concerns, there should be oversight. Us users buy internet just as a tube for communication. We don't want our information sold, given out, or available to other people. And I know for a fact that I've been incorrectly billed 4 times in regards to my internet bill. I have my own modem and router, yet they attempted to charge me multiple times for renting one from them. They misconstrue their prices - hiding state/government taxes and fees that are on the company that they then pass on to the consumer at the end of the bill. For instance, if they advertise $39.99 for internet, the bill comes out to be above $50.00. Not what we wanted to order.

I hope you, the FCC, makes the right decision here.

Matt