AT&T's Latest Net Neutrality Talking Point: Internet Fast Lanes Could Save Lives [telecom]

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By Rhett Jones

It's a confusing time for net neutrality legislation. Since the FCC voted to repeal Title II protections for the open web in December, a lot of solutions are being thrown around. One good rule is to never trust any arguments presented by telecoms. Alas, on Tuesday, AT&T issued a laughable statement saying it supports net neutrality, but it might need "fast lanes" to keep self-driving cars from slamming into each other.

Tuesday brought another "Day of Action" protest to support net neutrality, and this time it was specifically designed to raise awareness about the efforts in Congress to reverse the Federal Communications Commission's decision to abandon net neutrality rules. Democrats in the Senate are one vote shy of pushing through the initiative under the Congressional Review Act. It's a long shot and would face greater hurdles in the House, but it's all part of the process. It might surprise you that AT&T wanted everyone to know that it supports the Day of Action. And, in fact, it supported the last Day of Action. But it supports these efforts in the way that the majority of Americans support the end of net neutrality - that is to say, not at all.