1. At present ISPs have monopoly or near monopoly status over the vast majority of the US and are destroying competition in the marketplace through anti-competitive means. To protect the free market they must either be broken up or strongly regulated.
I'd like to point out that "strongly regulated" in this case is still far less regulation than current water or power utilities enjoy. Do you consider those regulations, that have been around for decades, a "slippery slope into communism?" Is the government telling your electric utility that they can't charge you differently for using your refrigerator vs using your lights "communist"?
2. It isn't net neutrality at all, or even related. Net neutrality is the principle that packets are not prioritized. If I want to watch Netflix instead of Comcast's video service, I should be able to utilize my full bandwidth to do so.
I'd like to point out that "strongly regulated" in this case is still far less regulation than current water or power utilities enjoy. Do you consider those regulations, that have been around for decades, a "slippery slope into communism?" Is the government telling your electric utility that they can't charge you differently for using your refrigerator vs using your lights "communist"?
2. It isn't net neutrality at all, or even related. Net neutrality is the principle that packets are not prioritized. If I want to watch Netflix instead of Comcast's video service, I should be able to utilize my full bandwidth to do so.