There's an interesting concept in the world of Internet usage called "net neutrality," which basically means no restrictions be placed on the ability for one to be able to access and use the Internet (by an Internet Provider). This may change with two giant companies plotting to dictate your ability to access the internet. Ironically, this stems from (1) an inability for someone to govern this freedom and (2) advertising models.
Some NYT articles about it:
2010/08/05/
2010/08/10/
2010/08/12/
2010/08/14/
A joint blog post about it:
JointPolicyProposalforanOpenInternet