“Americans today spend almost as much on bandwidth … as we do on energy.”

Thus commences Tim Wu’s “OPEC 2.0,” an extended analogy between bandwidth and oil — focussed, specifically, on our dependency on a finite resource controlled by a handful of cartels.  This is must-read material for people who want to understand why control of bandwidth is so coveted — and why net neutrality is one of the most important issues of the day.