Regulating the Internet - Why??

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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...250748540.html

Net Neutrality regulations do seem to be an exercise in regulatory authority lacking a compelling rationale. The FCC wants to assure internet access is unimpeded, but most folks have access to the internet either via paid access at home, or via community resources like the library. With most folks having cell phones at their disposal, and more and more providers moving towarded bundled, un-metered access to the internet, access is further expanded. A number of communities are also making wifi internet access available to citizens for a small fee or fee-free basis.

Also, the idea that all internet traffic be treated equally, as more and more multimedia content moves to the net, seems a recipe for disaster, since all traffic (browsing news, email, streaming audio, streaming audio and video) is currently handled differently by providers and by network management software.

What is driving this?