LEXINGTON KY ~ February 25, 2008 ~ Net neutrality is a hot issue among groups such as public interest groups, Internet startups, and even political groups; however, recent developments have added to the popularity.

The subject first became a “real issue” about two years ago when telephone and cable companies desired to transform the open platform of the Internet to a platform similar to cable TV.

Within the past six months, Comcast actually demonstrated this effort without consumer consent and got caught. Comcast excuses its practice of intentionally slowing and blocking certain traffic and file transfers on its own network claiming it is necessary to keep its network operational.

The Federal Communications Commission is currently investigating the actions of Comcast.

Abby Prince is a reporter/anchor for WebProNews