actually traffic prioritization is a reality.
it's being done with VoIP

And it's being done with bittorrent, I think Bell Sympatico throttles torrents and as do other ISPs

Event he founder of the Internet has come against what ATT has proposed.

Google pays for their pipes (hosting) you pay for your internet connection, there's no need to pay again because the dopes at ATT want more money and don't want to be a "dumb pipe"

Cingular Wireless, owned by ATT & BellSouth, tacks on some interesting charges to the gills, some of which are not government mandated and have been pointed out to be rather elective, with some people saying they refuse to pay them and the company going with it ... so should these bogus charges not be challenged just because we have to do everything possible to keep the FCC out of our hair?