?An essential primer and a great read. Highly recommended."?Tim Wu, author of The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires"Pickard and Berman have written the best introduction to net neutrality and the broader policymaking surrounding the internet that I have ever read. It is perfect for students or citizens eager to understand some of the most important issues of our times. Must reading."?Robert W. McChesney, author of Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism is Turning the Internet Against Democracy"Want to know how the internet went from democracy's promise to democracy?s peril? It's all right here in an eminently readable and essential book.  And a plan for action, too!"?Hon. Michael J. Copps, former FCC Commissioner Biografía del autor Victor Pickard is an associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania?s Annenberg School for Communication. He is the author of America?s Battle for Media Democracy. David Elliot Berman is a doctoral candidate at the University of Pennsylvania?s Annenberg School for Communication. His research focuses on the political economy of new media.