This article considers the debate on ‘network neutrality’, and the idea that the internet should carry all internet traffic equally without prioritising different kinds of traffic or discriminating among types of content. It considers contemporary developments in the internet and its business models, and urges caution about adopting simplistic solutions in the name of saving the public internet. Instead, the author suggests that there is a need to clarify the public benefits of network access, and to develop mechanisms to support these.
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