The Internet is by far the most fascinating invention I have ever seen. Its ability to contain access to infinite knowledge of almost everything in digital format is beyond my comprehension. Seeing technology grow throughout my years has kept me heavily engaged with my inner geek. I stay up to date on the news, especially technology news, and in recent years one topic that has repeatedly caught my attention is the complicated topic of Net Neutrality. I began my research into Net Neutrality by first trying to understand where it originated the term. and what the term actually means. On February 3, 2003, Tim Wu, a professor at Columbia Law School, presented his paper on "Network Neutrality, Broadband Discrimination," at the Silicon Flatirons conference in Boulder, Colorado. Wu's article is believed to be the first use of the term. Tim Wu defines net neutrality as: Net neutrality is best defined as a network design principle. The idea is that a maximally useful public information network aspires to treat all content, sites and platforms equally. This allows the network to carry all forms of information and support all types of applications. The principle suggests that information networks are often more valuable when they are less specialized – when they are a platform for multiple uses, present and future. (Wu) Essentially what Professor Wu is trying to explain is that "net neutrality" is a battle over how much control Internet Service Providers (ISPs) should have in deciding whether to choose favorites among different websites and online applications . The battle lines are drawn over whether ISPs should have the right to exercise direct control over the content and data flowing across their networks. For example, if Comcast's article ...... middle of paper ...... "Ma Bell's Revenge: The Battle for Net Neutrality" shows us just a few of the hundreds of topics that have been raised about the net neutrality proposal. Net neutrality essentially means that all data is treated equally by an ISP or service, whether it's an incoming email or a giant video file, it's based on the principle that internet users they should have control over what content they view and what applications they choose to use on the Internet. Since its inception, the Internet has operated according to this principle of neutrality. In other words, net neutrality is about equal access to the Internet in terms of overall speed. Just as phone companies are not allowed to tell consumers who they can call or what they can say, broadband operators should not be allowed to use their market power to control online activity.