The internet is a public utility in America, not a commodity. A productive life is impossible without it. The water company is not allowed to pump more to your neighbor because your neighbor pays more, nor is the electric company allowed to invest in one grocery store and cut off power to all the others. I don't care if I'm charged for usage via data plan. I get charged for the water and electricity based on usage, and there should be no requirement that ISPs or cell networks play by different rules.

That said, when I pay for water, I'm not instructed that it will cost less from my kitchen sink than it will from a bathroom, or that I have to pay extra for the privilege of showering. The internet should operate under those same rules. When I pay for my X GB of data, I should be allowed to use that data wherever and however I please. The ISP has no right to tell me where that data goes or control how I use it. That's what's at stake here, and why the FCC ruling cannot be the end of this argument.

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