“'Net Neutrality' Is Obamacare for the Internet.” – Senator Ted Cruz

It's unfortunate how many people will fall for it.

As far as I can tell, no. Net neutrality is more like "Hush-a-Phone vs United States" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hush-A-Phone_v._United_States), and calling The Internet a public utility is more like the PSTN as a common carrier.

On the other hand, if The Internet becomes a network where one can only connect sanctioned devices and clients (servers will naturally cost a lot more), then something like Usenet and/or UUCP might make a comeback. That might not be a bad outcome for the technically savvy, but it would be a big loss for wider humanity.

No, but it's a short digestible concept - right or wrong the danger is that the meme overrides than a more nuanced policy discussion. And that is likely the goal of the author.