Here is the first portion of the Wikipedia article on the subject:
Network neutrality (also net neutrality, Internet neutrality) is a principle that advocates no restrictions by Internet service providers or governments on consumers' access to networks that participate in the Internet. Specifically, network neutrality would prevent restrictions on content, sites, platforms, types of equipment that may be attached, and modes of communication.The bold part is my emphasis. The full article is at: Network neutrality.Since the early 2000s, advocates of net neutrality and associated rules have raised concerns about the ability of broadband providers to use their last mile infrastructure to block Internet applications and content (e.g. websites, services, and protocols), and even block out competitors. (The term "net neutrality" didn't come into popular use until several years later, however.) The possibility of regulations designed to mandate the neutrality of the Internet has been subject to fierce debate, especially in the United States.
Neutrality proponents claim that telecom companies seek to impose a tiered service model in order to control the pipeline and thereby remove competition, create artificial scarcity, and oblige subscribers to buy their otherwise uncompetitive services. Many believe net neutrality to be primarily important as a preservation of current freedoms. Vinton Cerf, considered a "father of the Internet" and co-inventor of the Internet Protocol, Tim Berners-Lee, creator of the Web, and many others have spoken out in favor of network neutrality.
The article also presents some of the arguments against Net Neutrality, and it does seem things like Quality of Service issues must be addressed. However, I don't think it should be done at the expense of the principles outlined above.
As to the government being involved, it already is. The government (DARPA) invented the Internet. It is true that one dynamic is that the government wants more power/control/money, but it is the job of us as citizens to require it to behave responsibly and in our best interest. Don't let some perversion of the idea of Network Neutrality distract you from its desirability.
You and I have a fundamental disagreement over the role of government regarding the ability of human beings to freely communicate among themselves as they see fit.
The extent that government should be involved is the proverbial “shouting fire in a crowded theater” scenario. Other than that limited scope, government has no role.