Net Neutrality’s Holes in Europe May Offer Peek at Future in U.S.br “From a user perspective, I don’t think it’s a problembr and I think most consumers don’t think it’s an issue,” said Magnus Haglunds, a Stockholm-based independent music producer who uses the Telia service.br Netflix did not name the companies but told a regional regulator in a letter that the dispute showed “the importance of strong net neutrality rules.”br The bloc’s rules also left open a major regulatory loophole for a practice called zero rating, in which a mobile networkbr does not charge for data used on certain applications or services, giving them a leg up against competitors.br They argued that the arrangement violated the so-called net neutrality rules in the Europeanbr Union, which require internet providers to offer equal access to all web content.br chairman, Ajit Pai, is seeking a sweeping repeal of the Barack Obama-era rules, paving the way for internetbr service companies to charge users more to see certain content or to restrict access to some websites.br While the European Union has such rules in place, telecom providers have pushed the boundaries at times in Sweden, Germany, Portugalbr and elsewhere, offering a glimpse at the future American companies and consumers may face if protections are watered down.