0 the principle that the companies that provide services on the internet should make all information equally available to users, and not make any particular service, website, etc. cheaper or faster to use than any other:
The telecom companies have been trying to break “net neutrality” for years. Having a tiered service approach would bring in a lot of money.
The five-member commission met at Stanford University during a seven-hour meeting delving into "Net neutrality," the principle that all Internet traffic be treated equally.
Opposing net neutrality are the telephone and cable companies that control the "pipes" that transport Internet content from producers to users.
This secret slowing down of peer-to-peer uploads was a violation of net neutrality.
