Ohioans increasingly live their lives online, and some communities have only one option for their broadband service provider. As consumers, we expect that the broadband services we pay for will provide unfettered access to an open marketplace of goods, services, and ideas. Chairman Pai’s plan would allow service providers to throttle back internet speeds and offer better connectivity to the highest bidder, restricting consumers’ choices and the ability for small businesses to compete. In an industry where consumers’ choice of provider is already limited, we must take steps to ensure that our access to content is not controlled by the service providers they are forced to rely on.