Confirmation number: 2014816623706
http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/comment/confirm

I strongly urge the FCC to retain its classification of Internet Service providers as Title II (of the Communications Act of 1934) common carriers, until such time that a superior classification (as outlined below) can first be made.

It is vital that the principles behind the idea of the common carrier be applied to the infrastructure of the internet.  In particular, SEC. 202.(a) "It shall be unlawful for any common carrier to make any unjust or unreasonable discrimination..."

From any ethical standpoint, this provision MUST be applied to ISPs, lest they hold hostage, on personal principle, vendetta, or association, our freedom to communicate.

However, the internet is not the railroads or the telephone.  I imagine the regulations ought to be updated.  From an intuitive understanding of the internet, the cost of transporting data should be shared by content provider and end-user on a per-packet or per-byte basis and should depend on the speed and reliability of transit.

The moderation of speeds ('two tier') should be appicable only in the type of data being delivered (streamed video or VOIP might be prioritized over something less time-sensitive, like an email), but never on the basis of who is providing or receving the data, lest the door be opened to discrimination of the type outlined in Title II Sec. 202(a).

Again, as a stop-gap solution, I stongly urge the FCC to retain its classification of broadband and any other Internet Service Providers as common carriers as described in Title II of the Communications Act of 1934.  Thank you.