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Going to have any hope of being able to afford to pay the fees needed to comcast, to verizon, to at&t, to these companies if they demand that. at the same time, you have companies like netflix that can afford to pay and will pay probably to get to us and then there's another issue that the tele cos will make look good. they'll favor some content, they'll make some content free. oh, that video is free for you. that sounds great but the company they favor has a huge advantage over some newcomer, some kid coming in through youtube. >> is this all about special interest groups? because 83% of amer...

Net neutrality is to think of the internet as a congested super highway with most of the fast lanes taken up by big, fat trucks carrying content, like amazon, netflix and hulu. in 2015, the obama administration ruled those big companies cannot pay to dominate the fast lanes. high-speed internet it said is a public utility and everyone should have equal access. but president trump's fcc and the nation's internet service providers, or isps, including nbc parent company comcast, at&t, verizon, cox and others argued net neutrality rules limit their ability to innovate and invest in new products. >...

Competitors' websites. for example, allowing maximum speeds for a video streaming service like netflix but potentially slowing speeds for your child's online music lesson or your college lectures. >> without these regulations, one website could make sure that their content is reaching consumers faster than others, which again ultimately would result in less choice for the consumer. >> but the nation's isps, including nbc owner comcast insists they do not and will not block, throttle or interfere with internet traffic. tom costello, nbc news, washington. i want to bring in one of my faves, je...