"The argument was that 'common carrier' rules have been applied to roads, electrical transmission lines and the telephone systems. The Internet should be seen in the same light as something that benefits the public and the providers shouldn't be able to play favorites [...] That is the concept of net neutrality."

The Huffington Post published a detailed article on what's happened over the past year or so (and what's happening) regarding net neutrality in the US.

The Internet has the ability to engine job creation, provide education and be the centre of health care reform. But for the above to be enabled, broadband connection and accessibility need to be improved (this also applies to Canada). The article explains the Comcast vs. FCC trial, the notion of eliminating the digital divide, and what's happening now to implement net neutrality regulations.

Read the entirety of this article here.