"Since the court decision, the F.C.C. has been trying to find a way to regulate broadband delivery, On Dec, 1, 2010, Mr. Genachowski outlined a framework that forbids both wired and wireless Internet service providers from blocking lawful content, but would allow broadband providers to charge consumers different levels of service. His proposal would also allow broadband providers to manage their networks to limit congestion or harmful traffic, and forms the basis for a proposed order the F.C.C. will vote on at its meeting in the closing  days of 2010."

"The issue took on a new urgency with the Verizon-Google proposal, which was favored by some telecommunications companies like AT&T but opposed by Facebook and many other Internet content companies. Much of the debate rests on the idea of paid fast lanes. Content companies, the theory goes, would have to pay for favored access to a carrier's customers, so some Web sites or video services could load faster than others."