FCC and 'Net Neutrality': who "owns" the internet?

The Wall Street Journal reports that the FCC supports internet neutrality, a big plus for consumers, individual internet users and Silicon Valley, a potential loss to big telecom companies who seek priority usage and control of access and data flow

Does anyone "own" the internet? Does the public have inherent rights of access? Or should the folks who control access and maintain data flow and keep it moving, such as the telecommunication companies that move our wireless and cell phone data, among other service providers, have the greater say over use? Is it a wild west situation, homesteaders versus cattle barons? Or will the net become more of a regulated utility? How would that impact the freedom of the net? How free is the net now? Ultimately, which is more beneficial for users? More questions than answers as the FCC under the Obama administration takes a stand on this issue.

From the Wall Street Journal, an update on net neutrality