German digital minister sees no justification for fair contribution

More politicians are weighing in on whether telcos should be permitted to charge content companies for carrying their traffic.
In an interview with Welt (in German) this week, Digital Minister Volker Wissing described the free and open Internet as “a great asset that needs to be protected,” before stating that he does not support intervening in the market. Similarly in February, the Dutch government said charging content providers might be incompatible with net neutrality, and might