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To date the internet has been neutral. What Comcast et al have requested is the ability to have certain websites work better for the consumer, and other website work more slowly. Of course Comcast would insist that for a website to work well, or even work at all, the website must pay Comcast a fee. At this time all websites are neutrally passed thru to the consumer by Comcast. So having net neutrality preserves the status quo. If you'd like Comcast for instance slowing down TOTV if they don't pay up, then you should oppose Obama's proposal. Now he does not have the legal authority to force the FCC to accept his position. Some very powerful politicians have vigorously come out against his position, perhaps they get donations from Comcast, perhaps they have ODS.

Here is Obama's statement

Ever since the internet was created, it's been organized around the basic principles of openness, fairness, and freedom. There are no gatekeepers deciding which sites you get to access. There are no toll roads on the information super highway. This set of principles, the idea of net neutrality, has unleashed the power of the internet and given innovators the chance to thrive. Abandoning these principles would threaten to end the internet as we know it.
That's why I'm laying out a plan to keep the internet free and open. That's why I'm urging the Federal Communications Commission to do everything they can to protect net neutrality for everyone. They should make it clear that whether you use a computer, phone, or tablet, internet providers have a legal obligation not to limit or block your access to a website. Cable companies can't decide which online stores you shop at, or which streaming services you can use. And they can't let any company pay for priority over its competitors.

To put these protections in place, I'm asking the FCC to reclassify internet service under Title II of the law known as the Telecommunications Act. In plain English, I'm asking them to recognize that for most Americans, the internet has become an essential part of everyday communication and everyday life.

The FCC is an independent agency, and ultimately the decision is theirs alone. But the public has already commented nearly four million times, asking the FCC to make sure that consumers, not the cable companies, get to decide which sites they use. Americans are making their voices heard, standing up for the principles that make the internet a powerful force for change. As long as I'm president, that's what I'll be fighting for, too.