Network Neutrality in the EU, Canada and the U.S.

News that the European Union will enact a network neutrality regime has triggered predictably divergent views in America. Given the fractious and politicised nature of the debate, advocates for an open Internet welcome validation of the need for affirmative, ex ante regulatory oversight. Opponents consider the EU to have joined the bandwagon of nations seeing problems where none exist, a classic example of a false positive triggering meddlesome government oversight.

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Intereconomics: Archive http://archive.intereconomics.eu/years/

ESO: Background information: End in sight for mobile phone 'roaming' fees and unequal internet access http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-end-in-sight-for-mobile-phone-roaming-fees-and-unequal-internet-access/

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