EU Network Neutrality Review Suggests No Action, For now

While the policy landscape in the United States remains largely unsettled, the European Commission indicated that a consultation with stakeholders on network neutrality does not suggest a need for new European Union rules at this time but action might be needed in the future to preserve the openness of the Internet.

Other findings from the commission's three-month review, which ended Sept. 30, include a call from a "majority of respondents" to allow for the telecommunications framework adopted by the EU in 2009 to be fully implemented by EU member states before taking further action in this area. In addition, the review also found that while most respondents agreed on the need for providers to be able to conduct traffic management, some stakeholders voiced concern this "could be abused to favor one service over another."