I am a part owner and a senior executive of a small business that develops and sells “software as a service” to other small business. We currently distribute our software to over 500 other organizations. Our software helps an employer control their health care costs by assisting employees in losing weight, quitting smoking and improving their over all health.

All of our content is distributed over the Internet, including video and coaching services. We are currently developing a next generation coaching system which will likely make heavy use of video teleconferencing in the future.

We are entirely dependent on transmission of our data in a timely fashion. Currently we distribute streaming video as part of our service. Net neutrality ensures that we can compete with larger, better funded organizations such as large health care insurers, that can afford to make financial arrangements with carriers.

The elimination of net neutrality would absolute impact our intentions to invest. The potential that larger competitors could structure deals that would leave our services performing a lower resolution or quality in comparison to theirs, or that our costs to reach our employer and employee customers would be directly higher is an unpalatable risk. Our clients currently pay market rates to receive our content; forcing us to pay additional tolls on top of our clients investment is against their interests and ours, and directly threatens our business. 


Regards,

Nathan Cobb, MD
218 10th St SE
Washington, DC

Chief Medical Officer
MeYou Health LLC
Boston, MA