November 29 is the final National Day of Action in the fight to restore Obama-era net neutrality rules. To mark the day, we've put together everything you need to know about the issue.

What Is Net Neutrality? 

As of right now, internet users across the United States can all visit the same websites and use the same digital services at the same speed (as long as the proper physical infrastructure is in place). Internet service providers like AT&T and Verizon can't make you pay more for access to certain websites and can't throttle your internet speed as they see fit. This is Obama-era net neutrality: these gatekeepers must be neutral parties, allowing users to fairly access the whole of the (legal) internet. 

What's With The National Day Of Action?

The Trump administration opposes the Obama-era rules, and wants to end government oversight of internet service providers. As USA Today reports, the FCC, which sets policy for service providers, repealed rules against throttling and blocking content at the end of 2017.

Critics of the new rules, including some large companies like Netflix, protested the change, and put pressure on lawmakers to vote to protect the Obama-era rules. These campaigns made up the first Days of Action, and were somewhat successful; a bipartisan vote in the U.S. Senate struck down the Trump administration rules in May, Ars Techinca reports.

The bill then went over to the House, where it went nowhere. In fact, it hasn't even been brought to the floor. Which brings us to the present. 

The Senate's pro-net neutrality bill needs to pass the House by December 10 to stay alive. Activists decided to try to rally Americans and their representatives ahead of that deadline by spreading the word about the upcoming vote on November 29.