A recent Denver Post editorial discusses the two sides of the Net Neutrality battle that is returning to Capitol Hill. Citing “a legitimate need [for service providers] to modulate traffic during peak hours,” the Op-Ed urges caution in backing the “stalking horse” legislation proposed by Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., as it would restrictively dictate “how service providers are to manage traffic”:

We think a delicate balancing of the interests [of service providers and Net neutrality proponents] is the best course. Congress ought to create a venue for redress if users feel they’ve been unfairly put in the Internet “slow lane.”

But go too far in taking away providers’ ability to shape traffic and tier pricing and you risk removing the economic incentive for capacity expansion.

The evolving nature of the Internet and the potential it has as an economic platform and venue for exchange of ideas must be protected. But it would be foolhardy to tamper too much with the economic structure that has driven its growth.