Genachowski campaigns for net neutrality on Facebook, Google success

“Mark Zuckerberg was only a few years older than you when he invented Facebook in his dorm room. Sergey Brin, who went to school right up the road at Maryland, was in his early 20s when he co-founded Google,” he said, speaking to students at McKinley Technology High School.

He said neither of them “had to ask permission to launch their websites.”

“[A]nd if any of you want to follow your dreams online, you shouldn’t have to either,” he said.

He said those are the reasons the FCC is pursuing net-neutrality regulations. The rules would “promote a vibrant economy creating great jobs for students like you.”

He added that the rules have broad support from “the tech community, leading venture and other investors, carriers, labor, and civil rights organizations.”

The rules face a commission vote on Dec. 21.