Groups oppose UK web traffic control

A group of major Internet companies, including Ebay, Yahoo and Skype, have written to Ed Vaizey, UK communications minister, urging the British government not to impose regulation that would allow the country’s Internet service providers to favour traffic from one content provider over another. They cautioned the government not to manage data traffic by allowing operators to discriminate against certain content providers, such as video-streaming websites, by permitting them to charge for “fast lane” access.