Encourage competition and innovation

Advocates of net neutrality are worried that by charging citizens for access to websites network owners could possibly be able to block out competitors websites and services. This, along with allowing for preferential treatment of Internet traffic will put newer online companies at an extreme disadvantage, therefore slowing innovation drastically in regards to online services. The Internet has always operated in way such that the quality of websites and services determined whether they successful or not, compared to what it could be, which is making deals with Internet service providers.