By Benjamin Warlick (February 22, 2018, 5:04 PM EST) -- The battle over "net neutrality" regulations is now playing out in Washington D.C. and state houses around the country. In 2015, the Federal Communication Commission adopted net neutrality for internet service providers, prohibiting ISPs from blocking or throttling internet traffic or creating "fast lanes" for those who pay more. The FCC voted to repeal the earlier provisions and issued a final order this January. The political backlash was immediate, largely driven by smartphone and streaming-addicted millennials raging on social media. And while much of that rage is overwrought, there is real concern that ISPs will set aside fast lanes for tech giants, leaving behind a second tier of content providers including tech startups, universities and governments. These fast lanes would function like highway toll lanes. As more lanes are set aside for those who pay up, other drivers pay the price in more congestion. In the same way, the loss of net neutrality is likely to leave second tier content providers stuck in the internet slow lanes....