Push to protect net neutrality pays off: Your Say

Letter to the editor:

As an educator, I have facilitated discussions with college students on the importance of civic engagement. They are often cynical, so it thrills me to see a clear and specific example of just how effective people power can be ("'Net neutrality' is no government takeover: Our view").

During public comment on so-called Internet reclassification, the Federal Communications Commission received millions of messages from Americans about the issue, many strongly in favor of regulating broadband providers and keeping the Internet free and open.

After the deadline for comments, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler wrote an op-ed for Wired supporting net neutrality. Civic engagement still works. My hope is that this example will spur us out of complacency and inspire us to weigh in on the big political and social issues.

Mark Dennis; Sacramento

Comments from Facebook are edited for clarity and grammar:

One more time when the people who took the risk invested their own money. If you want net neutrality, go build your own Internet.

— Dave Cawdell

How do more government rules and regulations not shackle the Internet?

— Michael Bryant

Everything the government gets its fingers into becomes a mess. There are many good intentions, but that doesn't mean they become good law.

— David Crofford