Net Neutrality

          Net neutrality is a current controversial topic of discussion.  The idea of net neutrality is that all internet traffic should be treated equally.  It is the "principle that Internet service providers should enable access to all content and applications regardless of the source, and without favoring or blocking particular products or websites" (www.dig.csail.mit.edu).  It is important to both corporations and consumers.  Corporations would benefit from this because they could charge clients for going on certain sites and partly control your internet access.  Net neutrality is important for the consumers because most believe that corporations such as Comcast and Verizon should not have control over internet traffic.  The FCC controls the neutrality of the internet with the Open Internet Order.  It was created in 2010 to "prevent broadband Internet service providers from blocking or interfering with traffic on the Web" (http://www.savetheinternet.com).  The order prevents wired ISPs from blocking and discriminating against content on the internet.