Net Neutrality: Trickier Than You Think

[Commentary] As is so often the case in telecom policy debates, the combination of genuine technical complexity and massive lobbying efforts by some of the most skilled and well-financed lobbyists in the world sometimes make it hard to discern the real issues at play. It won't be easy for anyone who isn't paid to do so to stay on top of the Network Neutrality debate; there is so much at stake for the big corporate interests that their shouting back and forth is likely to drown out reasoned discussion more often than not. But Weber hopes that small Internet content companies can find a way to take part in the process. In the grand scheme of things, after all, it's nothing less than a life-or-death issue. (Jonathan Weber is the founder, publisher, and CEO of New West, a media company covering life and business in the Rocky Mountain West.)