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The principles of "net neutrality" are as old as the telegraph, but they've only become widely known since the advent of the digital age. Simply put, net neutrality ensures that all communication traffic, be it voice or data, has not been tampered with as it travels between any and all sources. But in North America, net neutrality lies in a legal grey area. In Canada, Philippa Lawson, director of the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic, says blocking Internet traffic raises the question if it is unfair discriminating Web usage which is prohibited under the Telecommunications Act.

In the United States, an FCC policy statement says "consumers are entitled to run applications and services of their choice," but that principle is "subject to reasonable network management."

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