Commentary: Vote for candidates who support net neutrality

(Jacquelyn Martin | Associated Press file photo) This Dec. 14, 2017, photo shows the seal of the Federal Communications Commission before a meeting in Washington. Your ability to watch and use your favorite apps and services could start to change, though not right away, following a formal repeal of Obama-era internet protections on Monday, June 11, 2018. The repeal takes effect six months after the FCC voted to undo “net neutrality” rules that had barred broadband and cellphone companies from favoring their own services and discriminating against rivals such as Netflix. Most Americans don’t want companies like Verizon and AT&T to return to censoring what we read, watch and post online, forcing us to wait forever for our favorite websites to load (if at all) or to start charging us more to connect with our family or friends. But our representatives in the House either are not listening or do not care, perhaps both.

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