Lost in the net neutrality debate “is the...

Lost in the net neutrality debate “is the lack of a demonstrable need" for open Internet rules “as validated by a rigorous and factually sound cost-benefit analysis,” wrote FCC Commissioner Mike O'Rielly and House Commerce Committee Vice Chairwoman Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., in an op-ed in the National Review Online Thursday (http://bit.ly/1mCyGUp). “Consumers can already access whatever Internet content, applications, and services they desire. When traffic is treated differently, such as prioritizing a voice call or video stream over an e-mail, it is part of sensible network management. And if you talk to broadband providers, they'll tell you that this isn’t going to change. The Internet has flourished because of the government’s hands-off approach."