Net Neutrality is Preserved for Now: But Who Would Be Against It?

The Senate voted 52 to 46 today to preserve federal regulations designed to preserve open Internet access for online users. [1] The rules, known as “net neutrality” regulations, prohibit telecommunications companies from blocking their customers’ access to any legal content, applications, or services.
The vote in the Senate was along party lines. Democrats were in favor of retaining the net neutrality regulations, and the Republicans pushed to get rid of them. President Obama had said that he would veto the measure to overturn the regulations if it passed Congress. But if the Republicans gain the White House and the Senate next year, and retain control of the House, it is a certainty that net neutrality will be done away with.
So it appears that the Republicans are in favor of allowing telecommunications companies to block access to legal content on the internet from their customers. Who would be for that except for those who stood to profit from it, or, perhaps, had more nefarious ends in mind?
With the internet, access to information has become democratized. Net neutrality ensures that this access will not become subject to the caprice of corporate gatekeepers. Here, then, is a suggestion, humbly offered: never vote for anyone who would allow the restriction of your access to information.