I hope you'll forgive my decidedly opinionated slant in this post, but this is an issue that speaks not only to my heart, but also my politics ... and (full disclosure) my business.

Net Neutrality is a concept that gained some attention and momentum in 2006, but still has an uncertain future. Until now, it hasn't even really been an issue -- freedom of access to all websites has been something only countries like China have threatened, not our domestic telecommunications companies.

What's at stake is really free access to the internet -- all of the internet. I could try to explain it here, but others have said it so much better. (Of the various explanations of Net Neutrality out there, I found Ask a Ninja's take [mentioned in this blog previously] to be among the clearest, not to mention the funniest.)