New Survey Finds Opposition To Net Regulation
A new Rasmussen survey found a majority of people polled said they oppose the FCC regulating the Internet.
The survey of 1,000 adults was conducted by telephone last Wednesday and Thursday. It was done following Tuesday's U.S. Court of Appeals ruling that found the FCC overstepped its authority when it cracked down on Comcast for violating the agency's open Internet principles when the broadband provider interrupted service to users of a file-sharing service.
In response, some groups that favor network neutrality rules, which would bar broadband providers from discriminting against content, have urged the FCC to reclassify broadband as a telecommunications service.
When asked if the FCC should "regulate the Internet like it does radio and television," 53 percent said no, 27 percent said yes and 19 percent were not sure. The survey got more mixed results when it asked if Internet providers should be able to slow down "large downloads so other customers are not [affected]," with 34 percent responding yes, 38 percent saying no and 28 percent unsure of how to answer.
Of those surveyed, 51 percent said they use the Internet daily or nearly every day, while an additional 11 percent reported using the Internet several times a week. The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
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