Angela Merkel Pitches In On Net Neutrality Debate

The net neutrality debate has been ongoing in the U.S. for the past year, but in Europe most countries still hold full net neutrality, regulating the Internet service providers to make sure no fast-lanes or price hikes are allowed.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to change that, at a conference in Berlin, the leader of the Christian Democratic Union claimed the only way for innovation to happen on the Internet would be through a priority lane.
The priority lane would be used for telemedicine or self-driving cars, according to Merkel. The necessary increase in speed and priority service would allow these types of technologies to flourish in the future.
The only issue is the Chancellor forgot to explain how this priority lane would be regulated. In the U.S., many are worried a fast-lane would simply turn into a normal lane, and any company not paying would be put on low priority.

Germany is generally better at regulating companies than the U.S., but Internet service providers will find workarounds to a priority lane, to make sure all companies will pay or face lower speeds — unless German wants to add more regulation.
The mobile world will need faster data connections, but the pro-net neutrality argument is everyone should get faster Internet. If a push in Internet speeds is only made for companies that can afford it, new innovative upstarts will be left behind, unless they can find sufficient capital.
In a world where the next Facebook, Google or Amazon is just around the corner, there needs to be no boundaries set up by price. Anti-net neutrality groups argue regulation will stop this, but the only people getting hurt from more legislation is large companies trying to tip the odds.
Thankfully, no other European leader has come forward to push this priority-lane, so Germany stands alone at the moment.