Imagine you order a critical drug from an online pharmacy. Overnight shipping is free because it it built into the price. And your local pharmacy can't get your specialized drug to you sooner. The next day comes a knock on your door. It is your Fedex driver. He says he has your package on his truck. "Great!", you say, "bring it in." He then asks for $25. "But the shipping is already paid for!" you protest using bad grammar. "Yes," he explains, "you paid your online pharmacy and they paid Fedex, but I feel entitled to a bonus for giving it to you. You can pay me $25 and get it tomorrow, or I'll bring it to you for no extra cost, but in five days." Or worse, he tells you he has a private deal with a competitor of your online pharmacy and if you order from them he'll bring you the order as soon as he gets it. That's Net Neutrality in a nutshell. When we go to a website, we expect that website to come up o...
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