[Mariner]

"Net neutrality is the idea that Internet service providers shouldn’t block, manipulate or slow data moving across their networks". Makes no mention of government doing the same".

Folks, let me TRY to educate. I've been in this business for 30 years.

Government and CONTENT providers, especially Google and Apple want to prevent the backbone providers (There's only a few, AT&T is one, Sprint...Verizon...UUNET...etc.) from offering a better Class of Service (something done on EVERY other corporate and National network, worldwide) for those willing to pay a higher fee to access the backbone.

This is a service only VIDEO or TELEPHONY content providers will want to pay for.

Nobody else, and no other content will be effected.

I promise.

[Clinging Bitterly]

I don't know how it could be constructed so objective neutrality could be guaranteed and besides, there should be no problem with more bandwidth being available for more pay.

But even with the most noble intentions, the cold, hard fact is force of government can only push down.

[GunRunner]

I think net neutrality is a solution in search of a problem, where the mechanism of the solution is government control. That is why content providers and authoritarians are supporting it together.

The problem of throttling is nonexistent in any measurable sense, and the fact is, all packets are NOT the same. I want my ISP to give banking and email priority to kids downloading P2P porn.

I would be glad for someone to explain how I'm wrong.