Thank you for providing a cable company's point of view, however, allow me to explain to everyone how QOS works. There are different levels of importance such as: critical/time-sensitive, high, normal, and low. There are many ways of doing this, and any provider or internal network can decide what packets fit into what category.

Blocking, as opposed to assigning an importance factor, is completely different. Blocking any traffic negates the neutrality of any network whether it be a small LAN or a national broadband network. Now that Comcast has specifically begun blocking traffic as its discretion, the beginning of the end is near for a free and open Internet.

The statement "If you don't like them, switch." does not always apply. In most rural areas there is frequently only one provider (if that many). Should those areas be completely exempt for any and all blocking due to the lack of a competitor? If the bells and cable companies take the "switch" attitude, they should be allowed to block or "filter" any traffic only if there is at least one additional provider that is able to serve every customer and specifically does not filter the free speech that the offending company is.

Or, we can enforce neutrality on a national scale and ensure that free speech and innovation will remain constant.