British internet watchdogs, Ofcom, recently published a discussion paper on the current state of net neutrality in the UK and the possibility of taking steps to regulate its Internet service providers.

Their views are still in the preliminary stages as “there is currently insufficient evidence to justify regulation to prohibit certain forms of traffic management”.

Ofcom’s existing authority requires suppliers to make their traffic management practices transparent. Policies around traffic management will be strengthened by the recently amended European Union rules that will come into effect in the UK in 2011. These amended rules include operators to be transparent about their traffic management techniques as well as their practices.

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