POP3, Google Gmail, AOL Mail, and most ISPs are POP3 e-mail.

POP3包括谷歌Gmail，AOL邮件和大多数的ISP。

ISPs could be gatekeepers to content, with strong incentives to not play nice with competitors.

ISP 可能是内容的看门人，他们有强烈的动机不与竞争对手友好相处。

We own the physical lines and ISPs that bring it to you.

我们还提供物理网络和运营。

ISPs can steer users to favored websites and services, including their own.

ISP 可以引导用户访问他们喜欢的网站和服务，包括他们自己的网站和服务。

High profile Republicans such as Ted Cruz and Rand Paul argue that excessive regulation of the internet discourages innovation and competition amongst ISPs.

泰德·克鲁兹 (Ted Cruz) 和兰德·保罗 (Rand Paul) 等知名共和党人认为，对互联网的过度监管阻碍了 ISP 之间的创新和竞争。

Net-neutrality opponents also argue that market forces and competition would discourage bad behavior, because customers would leave ISPs that are throttling sites they like.

网络中立的反对者还争辩说，市场力量和竞争会阻止不良行为，因为客户会离开限制他们喜欢的网站的 ISP。

But in 2015, instead of backing down, the FCC, under Obama-appointed chairman Tom Wheeler, reclassified ISPs as common carriers, essentially turning them into a public utility.

但在 2015 年， 在奥巴马任命的主席汤姆惠勒的领导下， 美国联邦通信委员会没有退缩，而是将互联网服务提供商重新归类为公共运营商， 从根本上将其转变为公共事业。

Net neutrality is the idea that Internet Service Providers, or ISPs, should treat all internet traffic the same, giving every consumer equal access to all content online.

网络中立性是指互联网服务提供商或 ISP 应该平等对待所有互联网流量，让每个消费者都能平等地访问所有在线内容。

These filters are great because users are often given control over the sensitivity level, but that's not true if you use one of the huge national ISPs such as AOL.

这些过滤器非常好，因为用户通常可以控制灵敏度水平，但如果使用美国在线（AOL）等大型国家互联网服务提供商之一，情况就不是这样了。

We constantly have the ISPs for any random reason just not providing the service they claim they're providing us, so a solution like that is an African answer to an African problem.”

网络服务提供商不断地停止向我们提供所承诺的服务，所以这个设备就是解决非洲问题的非洲答案。”

Some analysts believe that big content companies do not want to be forced into a bidding war, but will run the risk of having their speeds reduced and access blocked if they refuse to pay these additional costs to ISPs.

一些分析人士认为，大型内容公司不希望被迫陷入竞购战，但如果他们拒绝向 ISP 支付这些额外费用，将面临速度下降和访问受阻的风险。