[BBC] Tech industry holds closed door talks on open internet
The Google/Verizon scheme was announced after the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) halted its own private sessions with internet companies and broadband providers to thrash out a consensus on the thorny subject of net neutrality.
On the other side of the debate, campaigners say net neutrality is a central tenet of the internet and guarantees free and open access to all.
"Industry talks that don't have any public process or consumer interest are not likely to result in good policy making that promotes the public interest," Aparna Sridhar, policy counsel for Free Press told BBC News.
