This is how the FT explains the Net Neutrality debate:<\/p>\n
The rapid rise of high-bandwidth internet content, such as video, has led several telecommunications companies in the US to push for higher fees from the content providers in recent months, which could raise costs to not only established internet companies such as Google and Yahoo!, but smaller start-ups<\/em>.<\/p>\n Advocates of \u201cnet neutrality\u201d argue that such a move would go against the very nature of the internet, which they say has fostered innovation because its architecture is based on open and equal access. Charging content providers more, they argue, could stop tomorrow\u2019s Googles from even starting. The position of net neutrality supporters took a blow when proposed network neutrality price controls in the US suffered a key defeat in late April. Meanwhile some European telecoms companies have indicated they will also seek a new charging regime for internet content providers. <\/em><\/p>\n
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\nHowever, the telecommunications industry has spent vast amounts in its high-bandwidth infrastructure and argues that it should be entitled to a share of profits gained by using its networks. Furthermore, they say that demand for faster broadband will mean even more money is spent upgrading to \u201cnext generation\u201d networks.<\/p>\n