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Study: Net neutrality policies vary in EU countries |
September 16, 2013
European Union member states have adopted a range of stances on net neutrality, and the E.U. should look to the countries’ examples as it attempts to move forward with new regulations, said one advocacy group.
Twenty-three of 28 E.U. member states have adopted positions on net neutrality, said the Openforum Academy, an open technology think tank, in a new report. Seven E.U. countries are considering further action on net neutrality, the report said.
“Debates at the national level should be considered by the EU if only for compatibility and inspiration purposes,” Maël Brunet, head of the Brussels Office for Openforum Europe, said by email. “There certainly are interesting elements to consider there.”
The Openforum Academy and sister organization Openforum Europe have supported efforts by the EU to draft net neutrality regulations.
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