Representatives Edward Markley and Ann Eschoo introduced the Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 (H.R. 3458) late last week. The biggest issue in the bill is Net Neutrality. This bill grasps is whole heartedly.

The complaint against Net Neutrality has come mostly from providers who feel that they need to manage their network to ensure acceptable service for the majority. The controversy has been on how much management is required and who or what is the focus of the management. According to Broadcasting & Cable,

“The bill would also limit reasonable network management with language that echoes that of speech regulations, saying that such management would only be allowed “if it furthers a critically important interest, is narrowly tailored to further that interest, and is the means of furthering that interest that is the least restrictive, least discriminatory, and least constricting of consumer choice available.”

As Save the Internet points out the field is ripe for a succssful Net Neutrality campaign,

We have a president who is an outspoken supporter of Net Neutrality, congressional leadership willing to fight for an open Internet, and a pro-Neutrality chairman newly ensconced at the FCC.