One of the most persistent lies told in Washington is the notion that common carriage is a heavy-handed regulation that transforms innovative businesses into antiquated, government-run utilities.

When FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler released his Internet rule proposal, he said all the right things. But the path the agency has laid out is inherently flawed. Here’s an overview of Free Press’ official comments.

I’m a researcher at the Imaging Research Center at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. We explore new forms of storytelling and image-making that emerging technologies enable. The open Internet has been a real breakthrough for us.

“We say this every time there’s a new occupant in the White House, and it’s true every time: Each is more secretive than the last.”