Law and Technology The Network Neutrality Debate Hits Europe

摘要

Readers of this magazine will be familiar with the network neutrality debate currently occurring in the U.S. The February 2009 issue featured a Point/Counterpoint column by Barbara van Schewick and David Farber, respectively arguing in favor of and against legislative intervention to secure network neutrality (page 31). Many readers might have wondered whether the European Union has also been engulfed in the debate. The answer is yes, but as is often the case the EU and the U.S. are starting from different situations and working within different policy frameworks.