“This week, U.S. President Barack Obama waded into the discussion, laying down a forceful argument for protection of so called “net neutrality,” a principle that says all Internet traffic should be treated the same and service providers should not be able to give preferential treatment to some content.”

When I saw this news on BBC, I am even not sure what does net neutrality really mean. Here is the definition —- This is the idea that all legal traffic on the Web should be treated equally and that ISPs should not slow down or speed up certain content. Supporters believe that “net neutrality” could bring all content equally like ISPs with no superior services to those content providers who have ability to pay more.

But why people do not fight for it in North America, like Canada? I did some research and found that in Canada, ISPs have long been treated as common carriers. Sometimes the carriers earn undue advantages, like the Telecommunications Act bars carriers from unjustly discriminating against any person or giving anyone even including them. This would make it difficult for a carrier to enter into deals to give content companies “fast lanes.”

PS: Because I have no idea about Canada’s business environment, but I do am interesting on it. I want to do more research on it and remember myself to ask further ideas to classmates maybe.