Davos (John Perry Barlow) of Switzerland wrote a short but frighteningly prophetic piece in February of 1996 dubbed
A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace
It foretold all of the government's attempts to cripple the free and open internet which would follow in the 20 years since its drafting.
Of course, these acts are by no means surprising; they simply mimic the events associated with every other technological revolution that empowered the people and offered greater transparency of the hand of their masters.
Thankfully, as history has always demonstrated, it is the people who have triumphed in each of these communication revolutions. Especially in the case of the internet, the implementation of corporate "fast lanes" for the wealthy would undoubtedly be met with an equal but opposite innovative response from the people. I'm confident a free and open alternative network would rise directly in proportion to the powers' attempt to constrain it. The tighter they squeeze their financial fist, the faster our collective waters would escape its grasp.