MetroWest Daily News, March 20, 2011
By Rep. Tom Sannicandro

People in Massachusetts should have a free and open Internet, and Internet providers should not be able to make it harder to access the content Internet users want. However, Internet service providers claim that Net Neutrality would hurt business and could even limit innovation. These may be real concerns that should be explored, but the conversation has gone off the rails and we are at risk of losing the very openness and connectivity that have made the Internet such a positive force for democracy.

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