Net Neutrality Explained

If you're like me, you've watched a lot of confusing commercials paid for by AT&T, Verizon and Comcast that talk about keeping the internet cheap. And if you're at all like me, you like the idea of "keeping the internet cheap" but are immediately suspicious of strange Orwellian commercials paid for by big corporations like AT&T, Verizon and Comcast.

Luckily, Save the Internet has as an excellent site that explains Net neutrality in simple terms:

What is this about?

This is about Internet freedom. "Network Neutrality" -- the First Amendment of the Internet -- ensures that the public can view the smallest blog just as easily as the largest corporate Web site by preventing Internet companies like AT&T from rigging the playing field for only the highest-paying sites.

But Internet providers like AT&T, Verizon and Comcast are spending millions of dollars lobbying Congress to gut Net Neutrality. If Congress doesn't take action now to implement meaningful Net Neutrality provisions, the future of the Internet is at risk.

Sounds reasonable to me. Check out their FAQ for more.