The debate over "network neutrality," or the concept of allowing companies to block or discriminate against certain content on high-speed networks, is once again heating up -- after reaching a fever pitch during the last Congress.
During the past year, public interest groups as well as such giant Web firms Google and Yahoo lobbied Congress and the FCC to write network neutrality into law and regulation. But phone companies such as AT&T, Verizon Communications and BellSouth have said they need ways that will help them pay for constructing better communication networks, and have therefore opposed such legislation.
Sweeping telecommunications legislation stalled last year on Capitol Hill, in large part due to the controversy surrounding this issue. With control of Congress having shifted to the Democrats in January, it remains unclear if – and in what form -- network neutrality legislation may emerge in the coming months.
See the stories below for coverage of the net neutrality debate so far this year:
*FCC Filings Challenge Net Neutrality Camp
* Net Neutrality Group Missing Key Backers
* Groups Push For Wireless 'Neutrality' Rules
* FCC Order Wades Into 'Net Neutrality'
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