Should Net-neutrality Rules be Applied Equally to All Services?

Google and Verizon suggested the government apply net-neutrality rules to wired Internet connections, but exempt add-on and wireless services. Exempt services would have to disclose what sites and services were hindered or prioritized. Critics of the proposal assert that leaving wireless services unregulated precludes healthy competition. Many regions have only one or two 3G providers to choose from, and users get to vote with their wallets only every two years. If the government applies rules to one group of competitors but not others, will the market be distorted? Will consumers pay the price? Proponents of the proposal say that transparency and publicity are enough to deter abuses. So is government intervention unnecessary?

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