Problem:  Network neutrality, or net neutrality, is the principle that the Internet should remain open so consumers have unrestricted access to lawful web sites and online businesses and entrepreneurs can compete freely on a level playing field. Some broadband providers, realizing the potential for more profits, want to give preferential treatment to certain sites, such as their own content or sites willing to pay extra fees. Without network neutrality, broadband providers could block or slow down traffic to any web sites or services they choose. Services such as streaming video or making free or cheap phone calls over the Internet could be blocked. So could the sharing of lawful media content or access to political content.

What’s Happening:  The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is in the final stages of adopting rules of the road that should help preserve an open Internet. These rules are necessary to ensure the agency’s traditional Internet principles are backed by the full force of law. It remains to be seen, however, how strong these rules will be and how aggressively they will be enforced by the agency. At a minimum, the rules need to explicitly preserve an open Internet and forbid discrimination based on content, the sender, or the receiver of information.

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