Net Neutrality Across the Pond

By Brad

While proposed net neutrality/Title II regulations have apparently stalled (for the time being) here in the States, the New York TImes’ Kevin J. O’Brien reports the European Union has already decided new regulations aren’t necessary at this time:

During a speech in Brussels, Neelie Kroes, the commissioner for the bloc’s digital agenda, said that the European Union’s executive arm had opted to take a wait-and-see approach on the so-called network neutrality issue, which has become the focus of intense lobbying by operators, online businesses like Google, and free speech advocates on both sides of the Atlantic.

“We have to avoid regulation which might deter investment and an efficient use of the available resources,” Ms. Kroes said during a meeting on net neutrality held by the commission and the European Parliament.