(djgrafite)Thousands upon thousands of consumers have already voiced their opinion to the FCC about its not-really-neutral net neutrality (aka “cable company f*ckery”) proposal that would allow deep-pocketed content companies to muscle out smaller competitors by paying for so-called “fast lane” access to end users. Two voices in favor of stronger rules that may carry a little more weight with the FCC are the attorneys general of Illinois and New York. Illinois AG Lisa Madigan and NY AG Eric Schneiderman have combined forces to pen a letter [See full text below] to FCC Chair Tom Wheeler asking him to enact a policy that supports a truly open Internet instead of one that creates work-arounds for the companies with the biggest bank accounts. “The Internet is the public square of the 21st Century, and the voices of the digital haves, who can afford to pay for preferential treatment, will drown out the digital have-nots,” reads the letter.

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