Net neutrality is a principle that states that all sites on the internet must be equally accessible with no speeding up or slowing down of sites (known as throttling) based on whether or not the website owners are paying telecom companies. In 2024, net neutrality activists had expressed concern about a proposed revival of net neutrality norms in the US, which could allow the creation of 5G fast lanes due to a lack of clarity on what constituted throttling. Experts like Stanford Law Professor Barbara van Schewick mentioned that American telecom companies like T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon are all testing ways to create these 5G fast lanes for apps such as video conferencing, games, and video. While arguing against fast lanes, she had emphasised that not all network slices are harmful.
- Date Published:11.19.2025
- Original Publication: Medianama