Net neutrality is more than just a buzzword

I live out in the boonies in Belfair. (You know you live way out there when you live in the rural part of a rural town.) We have one option for Internet and it’s overpriced as it is. Slowly the internet meanders on, attempting to download the video lesson I need to watch for school.

Despite these complications, I make do. It can be difficult, however, as I am a partial online student and as you could imagine I require easy access to the internet. As to why I’m an online student instead of attending “normal” school, I can tell you I didn’t have much of a choice. I have a chronic spine condition that causes me severe migraines and I have to be able to control my schedule and stay home as need be. These days I can go to school fairly regularly, but there are still some classes I need to take online.

This is why net neutrality is important to me, because it affects my studies. I need affordable access to the internet. Please, Senators Cantwell and Murray, vote to keep me learning, Stop the FCC from repealing net neutrality.

This story was originally published January 2, 2018 at 3:56 PM with the headline "Net neutrality is more than just a buzzword."