Free internet lost an important battle

From what I read in the newsroom of FreePress, an organisation that is trying to keep the internet free and democratic, an important battle is lost. Under pressure of the commercial interests of the big service-providers, mainly AT&T, the net-neutrality agreement is adjusted so it leaves a lot of power at the big corporations....They will have the power to favor certain websites they have contracts with. Especially on the mobile internet they seem to have full control over what they like you to see best. I am quoting from the statement made by Free Press Managing Director Craig Aaron: “The new rules are riddled with loopholes, evidence that the chairman sought approval from AT&T instead of listening to the millions of Americans who asked for real Net Neutrality. These rules don't do enough to stop the phone and cable companies from dividing the Internet into fast and slow lanes, and they fail to protect wireless users from discrimination. No longer can you get to the same Internet via your mobile device as you can via your laptop. The rules pave the way for AT&T to block your access to third-party applications and to require you to use its own preferred applications. If you want you can read the full article here.