Does this mean you want a socialist state where everyone is treated exactly the same? If not, what do you mean? There is only equal opportunity to select a service provider according to one’s ability to pay for the desired level of service. People are not equal, opportunity is not equal and neither will ever be.

“Why should it always come down to large companies, and those with deep pockets?”

Because that is the way of free markets and capitalism. If there were no companies willing to use their deep pockets to build the infrastructure, there would be no Internet as we know it. Only those individuals with deep pockets would have access. To achieve Net Neutrality you need to have more regulation, and that means government regulation. But I think we all know what happens when government gets too involved with things that should never be part of governance.

If a provider wants to charge different rates for different entities, that should be the provider’s decision. If his pricing differentiation allows him to keep or increase market share, then it means that his pricing structure has been accepted by the market, if not, then the corporation will lose money and go out of business leaving his customers without access. This can easily reduce the number of providers and cost the consumer more. If customers do not like the price differentiation, then they can look for other providers. One way or another someone pays for the Internet, and some will always pay more than others.

There is nothing in the structure of a corporation that says they have to consider what is best for the citizens of the USA. This flawed corporate business model is very serious because corporations now control and run our government with their money for political campaigns, bribery (in its many forms), and lobbyists.

The real threat to the American people is not in Iraq.