---
date: '2017-03-14'
title: 'Keep the Internet Open'
description: "'The internet is a public good, and I believe access should be a basic right. We've seen such great innovation in software because the internet has been a level playing field. People have been able to succeed by merit, not the regulatory weight of incumbency.'"
tags: ['politics', 'net neutrality']
---

**[Sam Altman](http://blog.samaltman.com/keep-the-internet-open):**

> "The internet is a public good, and I believe access should be a basic right. We've seen such great innovation in software because the internet has been a level playing field. People have been able to succeed by merit, not the regulatory weight of incumbency."<!-- excerpt -->

I could not agree more. ISPs demonstrate over and over that they [will not act in anyone's best interest but their own](https://www.techdirt.com/2017/03/14/new-york-city-sues-verizon-fiber-optic-bait-switch/) without proper oversight.
