Room for Debate: What's Next for Net Neutrality?

Let the Internet Evolve

Larry Downes, Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy

Some want the Internet to become a "public utility" to guarantee neutrality. But there's a reason why our public infrastructure is crumbling.

If Only the Rules Matched the Rhetoric

Tim Wu, Columbia Law School

The F.C.C. chairman spoke of the need for an open Internet, but the agency's proposed rules seem to call for preferential fast lanes.

Don't Harm the Start-Up Economy

Julie Samuels, Engine

Without guaranteeing that all providers will have equal ability to provide their services, we will create an Internet of haves and have-nots, and it's not just consumers who would suffer.

Regulation Could Slow Our Future

Brent Skorup, George Mason University

Harsh new rules would preclude future prioritized traffic for online gaming, cheaper television packages, and other services on the horizon.

Equal Access for All

Rashad Robinson, ColorOfChange.org

Wheeler's proposal leaves the door open for an exclusive fast lane for wealthy corporations, while relegating the rest of us to a second-class, censored Internet.

Maintain the Web's Youthful Idealism

David Gelernter, professor of computer science

Soon the Internet will be transformed as companies pre-position data in your computer. For now, let Net democracy continue.