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Supporters of net neutrality say that the EU is heading towards a two-tiered internet (Photo: EUobserver)

Net neutrality under threat as EU nears agreement on telecoms

With MEPs and European Union member states just inches away from clinching a deal on a sweeping revision of EU telecommunications rules, one major issue remains the sticking point: whether the flow of information on the internet will remain neutral or be split, with some data being privileged over other data.

Internet innovators, from Google to Skype to web-based start-ups are afraid that in the rush to get a deal on a telecoms package through the European institutions before the June p...

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Supporters of net neutrality say that the EU is heading towards a two-tiered internet (Photo: EUobserver)

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