Europe's major new telecoms law comes into effect on May 25, and it avoids any explicit net neutrality rules.

As cynical as it may be, I don't see any situation where the plausible outcome is strong net neutrality rules with teeth.

New net neutrality rules don't cover "dial-up Internet access service."

Second, the net neutrality rules were so loose as to be nearly nonexistent for wireless, which was even allowed to impose unreasonable discrimination on customers.

Another point of note is Verizon's position on the latest net neutrality rules.

Whatever happens in Congress, the net neutrality rules are also the subject of lawsuits.

The company says that the net neutrality rules modify the terms of existing licenses held by Verizon.

And inadvertently, key Republicans have given you the language to nix the merger via their far more passionate opposition to your net neutrality rules.

Conceivably, net neutrality rules could be invoked from some other portion of the act.

It will essentially create unbreakable monopolies, which may require far more regulation than a simple net neutrality rule would ever have mandated.