FCC's Wheeler tries new sales pitch for Net neutrality proposal

[Commentary] Even before he released the first summary, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler has been trying to set the record straight about his network neutrality proposal. But when the actual language is released May 15, critics may still reject Wheeler's interpretation of what the proposed rules would and would not allow.

At issue is what sort of deals the rules would permit Internet service providers to strike with content providers (such as Netflix) and online services (such as Skype). Many of Wheeler's critics believe that his approach would let ISPs prioritize data or speed up some sites' traffic at the expense of others. They base this belief not on the text of Wheeler's proposal, because it hasn't been released yet and seems to still be in flux, but on news reports that have been published since a description of the plan leaked in April.