Opinion: Verizon and Google on Net neutrality: much ado about not so much

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Google and Verizon unveiled their proposed framework for Net neutrality Monday, and it hardly lives up to the controversy it generated last week. Their agreement all but punts on the two most contentious issues raised by the FCC’s proposal last year: how to allow broadband providers to experiment with new business models without degrading the free and open Internet, and what to do about the wireless data networks that are skyrocketing in popularity.

Unlike some Net neutrality zealots, the Times editorial board liked much of what Google and Verizon laid out earlier in their talks. In particular, we had no problem with allowing Internet providers to partner with Web companies on new types of services that would be delivered alongside conventional broadband. But the proposal unveiled Monday gets one crucial detail wrong. To find out more, click over to the Times’ Technology blog for a full report.

-- Jon Healey