![How I learned to stop worrying and love net neutrality](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/fcc.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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![How I learned to stop worrying and love net neutrality](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/fcc.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
![The most important Internet law was written in 1934](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/large_6286155291.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The most important Internet law was written in 1934
![AT&T delays its investment in fiber optic lines until net neutrality rules are set](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/fiber-optic.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
AT&T delays its investment in fiber optic lines until net neutrality rules are set
![Don't get too excited: Big Telco does not lose on issues as big as network neutrality](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/obama-speaking.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Don't get too excited: Big Telco does not lose on issues as big as network neutrality
![More Americans support net neutrality than oppose it — if they have an opinion (poll)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/survey-6wu5mbfrczxpm-question-2.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
More Americans support net neutrality than oppose it — if they have an opinion (poll)
![Why marketers need to fight for net neutrality](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/fcc.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Why marketers need to fight for net neutrality
![Obama's support for net neutrality could sway the FCC in December](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/fcc-logo.gif?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Obama's support for net neutrality could sway the FCC in December
![The reported FCC 'hybrid' plan for Net neutrality is not winning many fans](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/tom_wheeler_fcc.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The reported FCC 'hybrid' plan for Net neutrality is not winning many fans
![Hipster net neutrality group's mysterious backer gets outed: It's the cable companies](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-09-at-11-31-30-am.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Hipster net neutrality group's mysterious backer gets outed: It's the cable companies
![Highest-profile Democrat in Congress comes out in full force for net neutrality](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/4443559781_909d9decf6_z.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Highest-profile Democrat in Congress comes out in full force for net neutrality
![Why T-Mobile's 'Music Freedom' may hurt net neutrality](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/t-mobile-uncarrier-event-8.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Why T-Mobile's 'Music Freedom' may hurt net neutrality
![Netflix hand-delivers petition to FCC against Comcast/Time Warner Cable merger](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/netflix1.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Netflix hand-delivers petition to FCC against Comcast/Time Warner Cable merger
![FCC publishes public comments on net neutrality to its site](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/fcc.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
FCC publishes public comments on net neutrality to its site
![FCC receives more than 1M comments on net neutrality, proving the topic matters to Americans](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/highway-traffic.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
FCC receives more than 1M comments on net neutrality, proving the topic matters to Americans
![As first FCC anti-'fast lane' comment period comes to end, startups rally their voices](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/net-neutrality.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
As first FCC anti-'fast lane' comment period comes to end, startups rally their voices
![Now YouTube is calling out ISPs for crappy streaming video service](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/youtube-play-button.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Now YouTube is calling out ISPs for crappy streaming video service
![Mayors of New York, San Francisco, Boston, and 14 other cities support net neutrality](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/net-neutrality.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Mayors of New York, San Francisco, Boston, and 14 other cities support net neutrality
![Net neutrality's latest champion: San Francisco mayor Ed Lee](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sf-mayor-ed-lee.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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Net neutrality's latest champion: San Francisco mayor Ed Lee
![Senate Democrats propose bill that would force FCC to enforce net neutrality](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/large_2801199106.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Senate Democrats propose bill that would force FCC to enforce net neutrality
![Netflix to stop its 'ISP-blaming' messages within video players](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/netflix.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Netflix to stop its 'ISP-blaming' messages within video players
![Crappy video stream? Netflix blames Verizon with new in-player message](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/489096006_40fa4df18d_o.jpeg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Crappy video stream? Netflix blames Verizon with new in-player message
![Netflix CEO brings his Comcast-bashing roadshow to Code Conference](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/11844654685_45484964ef_b.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Netflix CEO brings his Comcast-bashing roadshow to Code Conference
![AT&T plans to acquire DirecTV for $48.5B — with a net neutrality promise](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/att-directv.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
AT&T plans to acquire DirecTV for $48.5B — with a net neutrality promise
![Poll: Majority of Americans support net neutrality (if they know what it is)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/fcc.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Poll: Majority of Americans support net neutrality (if they know what it is)
![Comcast gave Republican leader 4x more money than Google. Now he opposes net neutrality](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/5916140780_fab3ee41ca_z.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Comcast gave Republican leader 4x more money than Google. Now he opposes net neutrality
![Over 50 actors, artists, & musicians demand that the FCC restore net neutrality](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hulk-neutrality.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Over 50 actors, artists, & musicians demand that the FCC restore net neutrality
![One photo that shows why the FCC can’t prohibit an Internet ‘slow lane’](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/net-neutrality.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
One photo that shows why the FCC can’t prohibit an Internet ‘slow lane’
![FCC chairman to propose revisions to new broadband rules to keep ‘fast lanes’ but ban ‘slow lanes’](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/fcc.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
FCC chairman to propose revisions to new broadband rules to keep ‘fast lanes’ but ban ‘slow lanes’
![Net neutrality groundswell builds with 10,000 stories delivered to FCC from MoveOn.org](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/fcc.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Net neutrality groundswell builds with 10,000 stories delivered to FCC from MoveOn.org
![Internet ‘fast lane’ proposal crumbles as 150 tech companies voice net neutrality support](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/fcc-logo.gif?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Internet ‘fast lane’ proposal crumbles as 150 tech companies voice net neutrality support
![Mozilla to FCC: Let us help you keep from screwing up net neutrality](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Mozilla to FCC: Let us help you keep from screwing up net neutrality
![FCC chairman promises to set ‘high bar’ in new net neutrality rules](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/tom-wheeler.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
FCC chairman promises to set ‘high bar’ in new net neutrality rules
![Rich web companies to get a ‘fast lane’ on the Internet, courtesy of the FCC](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/fcc.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Rich web companies to get a ‘fast lane’ on the Internet, courtesy of the FCC
![The ‘white knight of Internet rights’ once tried to arrest a Google employee over YouTube videos](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/4426631309_27eb9f1ea5_z.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The ‘white knight of Internet rights’ once tried to arrest a Google employee over YouTube videos
![Netflix comes out against the Comcast-TWC merger, says it will hurt the open Internet](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/reed-hastings-comcast.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Netflix comes out against the Comcast-TWC merger, says it will hurt the open Internet
![5 takeaways from the Comcast-TWC merger Senate hearing](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/senate-hearing-comcast-twc.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
5 takeaways from the Comcast-TWC merger Senate hearing
![It's annoying, but Comcast has a solid argument for merging with Time Warner Cable](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/comcast-time-warner-cable.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
It's annoying, but Comcast has a solid argument for merging with Time Warner Cable
![FCC to Netflix: No, you may not have more net neutrality](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/the-internet.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
FCC to Netflix: No, you may not have more net neutrality
![Ready to feel your blood boil? Here’s Verizon’s explanation for why we don’t need net neutrality](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/verizon-guy-worried.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Ready to feel your blood boil? Here’s Verizon’s explanation for why we don’t need net neutrality
![Netflix is still pro net neutrality even after its traffic deal with Comcast](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/reed-hastings-comcast.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)