The FCC absolutely should uphold net neutrality. The market is a virtual monopoly with few companies controlling it. When there's a monopoly, there needs to be smart regulations. Time and time again ISPs have shown they need regulations like net neutrality and long term; see below. A publicly funded option (such as the USPS) to offer a common competitor needs to happen long term to stabilize market values and help curb abuse by private monopolies. 2005 - Madison River Communications was blocking VOIP services. The FCC put a stop to it. https://www.cnet.com/news/telco-agrees-to-stop-blocking-voip-calls/ 2005 - Comcast was denying access to p2p services without notifying customers. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2007/10/eff-tests-agree-ap-comcast-forging-packets-to-interfere 2007-2009 - AT&T was having Skype and other VOIPs blocked because they didn't like there was competition for their cellphones. http://fortune.com/2009/04/03/group-asks-fcc-to-probe-iphone-skype-restrictions/ 2011 - MetroPCS tried to block all streaming except youtube. (edit: they actually sued the FCC over this) https://www.wired.com/2011/01/metropcs-net-neutrality-challenge/ 2011-2013, AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon were blocking access to Google Wallet because it competed with their own product. edit: this one happened literally months after the trio were busted collaborating with Google to block apps from the android marketplace http://www.businessinsider.com/verizon-blocking-google-wallet-2011-12 2012, Verizon was demanding google block tethering apps on android because it let owners avoid their $20 tethering fee. This was despite guaranteeing they wouldn't do that as part of a winning bid on an airwaves auction. (edit: they were fined $1.25million over this) As well, this encourages people to root their phones which adds a security risk (broken patching) on networks. https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-tech/post/fcc-fines-verizon-125m-for-blocking-tethering-apps/2012/07/31/gJQAXjRLNX_blog.html 2012, AT&T - tried to block access to FaceTime unless customers paid more money. https://www.freepress.net/press-release/99480/att-blocking-iphones-facetime-app-would-harm-consumers-and-break-net-neutrality 2013, Verizon literally stated that the only thing stopping them from favoring some content providers over other providers were the net neutrality rules in place. https://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/2013/09/18/verizons-plan-break-internet Sourced via: https://np.reddit.com/r/NeutralPolitics/comments/6cbckk/net_neutrality_john_oliver_vs_reasoncom_whos_right/dhtdwwi/