Just ran across an article simplifying a sometimes complicated issue:
Even if we give the FCC a very tight mandate for regulating the internet, the fact remains that the FCC will have to install comprehensive monitoring tools to verify claims of violated Network Neutrality.
Once the FCC has these monitors in place, I promise you, within 5 years, a senator will task the FCC to monitor the internet for something related to children. It’ll be called the ‘Protect our Children’ act or something along those lines. But, it’ll be the first step towards censorship of the internet.
At the same time, AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast will pump tens of millions of dollars into lobbyists who will sneak loopholes into fast-tracked security-related legislation. These loopholes will allow the major telecoms to violate Network Neutrality rules in any number of ways, and, it will turn the bill in their favor to maintain their revenue channels. For a modern example, look no further than the RIAA and MPAA.