I think a lot of people are understanding [the move] as the internet as we know it is going to disappear and AOL is the beginning of a slide into that happening.

By suddenly offering a two-tier system, AOL guarantees that over time those using the free delivery system will suffer from a degradation of service.

Have you ever seen a company that offers two services, one free and the other paid, provide as good a service to the free one? It is guaranteed that the quality of service for those who do not pay will go down.

I don't take bribes. The solution is not AOL offering a few of us service for free in exchange for our silence -- the solution is preserving equal access to the free and open Internet for everyone.

I wasn't ready for that. I didn't know that I can have so much impact on the people.

His officials have been basically bamboozling the people for the last number of years.