Obama Pans Internet Fast Lanes, as Calls Increase to Treat Broadband as “Public Utility”

By: Jeff John Roberts | GigaOM

President Obama waded back into the net neutrality debate on Thursday while speaking at a tech event in Los Angeles.

“We expect whatever final rules emerge to make sure that we’re not creating two or three or four tiers of internet,” said the President at Cross Campus in Santa Monica, repeating a position he took in August against the FCC’s proposal for so-called “fast lanes” for the internet, which would allow certain websites to pay ISP’s to receive preferential treatment.