I am writing to express my strong opposition to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's proposal to reverse the FCC's 2015 Open Internet Order.  I am strongly in favor of net neutrality.  I think it is important that Internet service providers continue to be categorized as common carriers under Title II of the Telecommunications Act.

The FCC's proposal would give major telecommunications companies too much control over how we use the Internet.  No agency would be able to protect the public from unfair practices like site blocking and throttling. Large cable companies claim to support the principles of net neutrality, but without the authority of Title II, those principles will be impossible to enforce.

Also, I believe that it is an inherent conflict of interest for a company to provide both Internet service itself and content or online services. Such conflict of interest is bound to result in unfair practices like favoring its own content over that of others.  We need at least net neutrality to help protect us from such abuses.  Internet service providers should not be able to require content or online service providers to "pay to play". That would stifle innovation and competition for non-ISPs.

I oppose the attempt by Chairman Pai to roll back the FCC's net neutrality protections.  A fair and open Internet is essential for a free society. I urge the FCC to defend and extend existing net neutrality protections. Protect my rights and open access to the Internet.

Thank you for your consideration.