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Net Neutrality Split Between EU and USA Looms

A major transatlantic policy split over the future of the internet has opened, with European officials preparing new rules around so-called "net neutrality" that are likely to be strongly resisted by US internet companies such as Google and Netflix. Advocates of net neutrality argue operators should treat all traffic equally. But at Mobile World Congress, an industry gathering in Barcelona, EU officials indicated they are preparing regulations that will allow operators to charge sources of internet traffic for faster access to consumers.

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