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June 10, 2011

Netherlands Guarantees Net Neutrality

by Myrtille van Bommel, Radio Netherlands, The Netherlands - The Netherlands is to be the first European country to guarantee open and free access to the internet. In future, telecom operators will no longer be allowed to charge extra for internet services like Skype and YouTube.

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