[frogjerk]

In short, the rules would force Internet Service providers (ISPs) to treat all traffic equally, period. For such a complex-sounding name, it really is quite a simple concept.

Isn't this a recipe for disaster?

[max americana]

>> What are the rules?
Nobody who actually reads the rules can reasonably be against them. They are short and to the point: equal rights for bytes. Although some people are voicing concerns over onerous regulations and government bureaucracy, nothing could be farther from the truth. In fact, the rules can fit onto a single printed page. They are:

Content
Subject to reasonable network management, a provider of broadband Internet access service may not prevent any of its users from sending or receiving the lawful content of the user’s choice over the Internet...<<

hmmmm..

[Freddd]

Much ado about nothing....how much more misleading can that be?

[genghis]

excellent analysis
another way of looking at the issue, is the undermine the property rights of isps.
Undermining property rights is always a terrible idea.