two-tierd internet service

So technically at this point in my evening I should be responding to other people's blogs, but I just thought of something that totally pisses me off and will have a huge impact potentially on advocacy and community organizing online.

On MPR about a week before this class started I heard that there is a push for internet companies to begin to regulate the amount of websites a person may has access to in the future. The basic premise for those not familiar with this concept is that internet companies will charge companies a rate (supposedly pretty large) in order for their site to be able to be accessible quickly and easily by consumers of that internet company. So companies like google, e-bay, etc. who have enough $ will be able if not really willing in order to maintain their market niche. However, non-profit organizations who may already struggle to maintain a website will be pushed out by the fact that their site will load too slow or may not even load at all. This will be a huge hinderance to small businesses and agencies and may discourage web development for these organizations.

This is where I think the government needs to step in to prevent this insane idea that will only benefit internet companies and no one else.

Here is a website that speaks more to the topic:
http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=957