EU Net Neutrality Guidelines Don't Hamper Innovation, Say Regulators

EU net neutrality rules don't impede innovation, as some claim (see 1812130001), the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) told us. So far, regulators "have not received any actual examples that would prevent operators from innovation especially with regard to 5G," it emailed. The reason for updating the net neutrality guidelines next year "is not because they are too long or 'convoluted,'" but because the organization now has the benefit of two years of applying the open internet regulation and the guidelines and can see where clarity of specific guidance is needed, BEREC said. "We feel that this is also supported by stakeholders contributing to our consultation earlier in the year."