Recently Comcast Corp. won a case against the FCC barring the FCC from enforcing “net neutrality” regulations. This has set off debate in the political realm of free market vs. regulation as well as on the internet between ISPs (internet service providers) and content providers such as Google, Microsoft and Amazon. The FCC defines net neutrality as:

• Equal access to the lawful Internet content of your choice.
• The ability to run applications and use services of your choice, subject to the needs of law enforcement.
• The ability to connect your choice of legal devices that do not harm the network.
• Competition among network providers, application and service providers, and content providers.

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