There’s a lot of chatter about “Net Neutrality” lately as the Telecommunications Act is being overhauled because there’s nothing else to do in Washington. I’m sure there are real reasons for this rewriting of the act, but I don’t care to know the details.

For those who don’t know about “Net Neutrality” you can read about it on Wikipedia. In short, the idea is that the Internet is a “level playing field” - as in there’s no preference or precedence in how (or what) data gets to you. What everyone is worried about is that a broadband provider (such as Comcast or SBC) will prioritize traffic on their pipes based on customer or content.

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