The Main Agenda: Neutrality and positive network economics:  are the two mutually exclusive? - Part 3

SECTION 3: Neutrality rules are somewhat inevitable, but what are the principles underpinning the regulation of applications?
 
For network neutrality proponents it's simple: the Internet is what it is because it's open. The outlawing of traffic discrimination based on source, type or destination keeps it that way. Everyone pays an ISP to connect, ISPs peer and traffic roams free  - no whitelists, no blacklists, no arguments.

But many network operators say this model won't cut it. If third party players are to dominate in network services and applications, then extra money has to find its way back to the network operators to compensate, especially in mobile.
So, do we need to identify the 'providers' on the Internet and have them pay more?  Discuss…