Left to their own devices, AOL will always put its own self interest ahead of the public interest.
Network neutrality is the First Amendment of the Internet. Net neutrality is the reason why the Internet has driven economic innovation, democratic participation, and free speech online - and the public demands Congress not dismantle it.
We have large e-mail providers, including AOL, that want to turn e-mail communication into a privileged realm for those who can afford to pay a corporate tax.
The radio stations have licensed the use of the airwaves, so there's an obligation for them to be honest brokers.
This is the first step down a slippery slope. A large e-mail provider wants to turn e-mail into a paid and privileged realm, but what about the non-profits that depend on a free and open Internet?
It?s the first step onto a slippery slope that will dismantle many of the freedoms that Americans have come to know. AOL?s pay-to-send scheme threatens the free and open Internet as we know it.