Abstract :
Should cable companies be allowed to stop customers watching TV over the Internet? Should mobile operators be able to ban voice over IP from smartphones? Luke Collins explores the net neutrality debate. The debate about net neutrality is coming to a head. Regulators in the UK, Europe and the US have each published discussion documents about the topic, and asked for public feedback before they legislate. What´s at stake, for some at least, is nothing less than the principle of free speech, which brooks no interference. For others, the issue is about the freedom to make a living from the assets they buy and maintain.