During the course of his speech at the US-Africa Business Forum in Washington, D. C. on Tuesday, President Barack Obama was asked about his position on net neutrality; to which he replied that 'paid prioritization' - otherwise called 'fast lanes' - is opposed by his administration.

Expressing his opinion on net neutrality, Obama said that the position of his administration - as well as that of several companies attending the summit - is that there should be no differentiation in how accessible the Internet is to different users.

According to The Washington Post, Obama said in his comments on net neutrality: "You want to leave it (Internet) open so the next Google and the next Facebook can succeed."

From Obama's comments, it is apparent that he is evidently making a position statement against any sort of "fast lane" or paid prioritization, which essentially define proposals that would give Internet service providers (ISPs) the legal authority to charge fees to web services in lieu of faster download/upload speeds to customers.

Despite the fact that the online services industry has been emphatically and almost unanimously opposing any kind of paid prioritization, and the Obama administration apparently holds the same opinion too, ISPs have been arguing that paid prioritization is a reasonable way for funding service-specific infrastructure improvements.