Net Neutrality

Net neutrality is a term coined by Tim Wu, a professor at Columbia University media law. Net Neutrality is the idea that Internet as a service should be treated as a utility, not a product, which limits ISP's from making creative pricing options that could favor certain users to others. These providers are seen as public utilities because telephone and telecommunication carriers are often the companies which provide access to the Internet, along with cable.

The back and forth debate has gotten very heated, especially throughout 2018 because the vote to roll back Net Neutrality has been put into play by the FCC chairman, Ajit Pai. The vote continues to go back and forth, and the official vote will be on April 23, 2018.

References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_neutrality