Net Neutrality is a catch-all phrase that describes how carriers let services run across their networks. Some carriers now have reasons to set and prioritize their own service traffic above those from other services.

The motivation to do this has historical basis, but also runs in the face of many cultural obstacles and even technical problems within the Internet itself. Some say it could even a harbinger of the death of the Internet. This essay goes into the rationale behind Net Neutrality issues-- and its foes.