mers. For information on MPLS, see Chapter 5. Network neutrality is important to ensure that networks are able to accommodate additional multimedia traffic. Until now, wired backbone Internet networks have been over provisioned with adequate spare capacity to handle traffic peaks. This can change with the increasing amounts of traffic generated by video content, online multiplayer games, and video conferencing. The Internet Prioritizing certain applications over others has the potential to increase conges- tion and slow down traffic that is not prioritized. It additionally has the potential to slow down innovation and competition by making it costly for startups to pay for spe- cialized treatment for the traffic that they generate. Open Internet Regulations On December 21, 2010, the FCC issued its network neutrality order titled Open Internet Regulations. The order included three rules on transparency, blocking, and discrimination. The following is a summary of the rules. Network operators are required to publicly disclose actual attainable speeds on their networks as well as reasonable network management practices and terms of service. Landline network operators are not allowed to block lawful content, appli- cations, or services, subject to reasonable network management. Operators of wireless networks are not allowed to block access to lawful web sites, subject to reasonable network management. Wireless operators are addition- ally not allowed to block applications that compete with their own voice or video telephony services. Providers of fixed broadband are not allowed to discriminate in transmitting lawful network traffic over a consumer's broadband access service. The FCC stated that rules are not as stringent on wireless networks because these networks are at earlier stages of development and might be subject to additional capac- ity constraints. The FCC additionally provided a definition of reasonable network management. This includes allowing carriers to ensure network security and integrity and reduce o