Are net neutrality supporters wasting their time by filing comments at the FCC?

Proponents of net neutrality protest against Federal Communication Commission Chairman Ajit Pai outside the American Enterprise Institute in Washington on May 5. More than 1.6 million comments have been filed in the three weeks since the FCC began accepting them, many spurred again by another net neutrality segment on “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” on May 7. Pai and O’Rielly could be taking a big risk if they dismiss public sentiment, said Gigi Sohn, who served as counselor to former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, a Democrat who pushed the rules into place. Net neutrality supporters also demonstrated outside the FCC’s Washington headquarters and one morning blocked the driveway outside Wheeler’s home. Oliver directed people to tell Pai “that you specifically support strong net neutrality backed by Title 2 oversight of ISPs.” Many people did just that, writing short comments with similar, if not the exact, wording.