Updates

When looking into legislation we see that the issue of Net Neutrality is a hot topic among politicians, especially in the coming election year.  Net Neutrality deals with major corporations in the United States and abroad.  In November 2011 the Senate made headlines by passing legislation aimed at preserving a neutral net, but the ruling was quickly opposed by major service providers and the outcome is unclear. 

In reference to earlier issues discussed, we see that legislation has been already passes preventing ISPs from blocking competitors traffic, such as traffic for Netflix.  Unfortunately, this legislation did little to address concerns regarding internet speeds as well as pricing for different speeds. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_neutrality
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/nov/11/business/la-fi-net-neutrality-20111111
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Government-IT/FCC-Sued-for-Net-Neutrality-Regulations-304746/