The Internet as we know it today has grown exponentially since it was fully adapted for public use in the mid-1990s. In nearly two decades of growth and development of both content and infrastructure, a concept of net neutrality has existed, a concept that has never been successfully legislated in the United States and has become the guiding principle for self-regulation of the Internet and minimizing government involvement. Net neutrality, or net neutrality, is simply an idea or principle that all data, every bit of network traffic, should be treated equally. Of course, the transmission of illegal content, viruses, etc. constitutes a logical exception. In December 2010, the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reclassified broadband Internet Service Providers (ISPs) as “information services” under the 2010 FCC Open Internet Order, effectively equating ISPs to data providers. telephone services. This ordinance prohibited both service providers from blocking access to competitors or even websites, such as Netflix or Hulu. In September 2011, the FCC quickly and firmly followed up on supporting regulations that ISPs must be fully transparent in their business practices and cannot deny or discriminate against lawful Internet traffic. Recently, in April 2014, the situation has changed and now net neutrality may become a thing of the past. A DC Circuit Court decision between Verizon Communications, Inc and the FCC found that the FCC does not have the power to enforce net neutrality rules on ISPs because they are not classified as "common carriers". The FCC's previous misclassification of ISPs, coupled with the court's decision, led the FCC to change its position on net neutrality in order to comply with the rule...... middle of paper..... ., 22(6), 454-463. Lee, R. S., & Wu, T. (2009). Subsidizing creativity through network design: Zero pricing and net neutrality. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 23(3), 61-76.Newman, J. (2014). The FCC's net neutrality proposal: Why it sucks and how it might affect you. Time.Com, 1.Powell, M.K. (2004). Preserving Internet Freedom: Guiding Principles for Industry. Journal on Telecommunications & High Technology Law, 3, 5-21.Steffe, C.R. (2009). Why We Need Net Neutrality Legislation Now or: How I Learned Not to Worry and Trust the FCC. Drake Law Review, 58, 1149-1184. Wu, T. (2003). Net neutrality, discrimination in broadband. Journal on Telecommunications & High Technology Law, 2, 141-175.Zhu, K. (2007). Bring neutrality to net neutrality. Berkeley Tech. LJ, 22(1), 615-645. Retrieved from http://scholarship.law.berkeley.edu/btlj/vol22/iss1/32