> Also: since when is this about "network neutrality"
The reason that this is even in the news is that this is Google's response to a complaint to the FCC that Google is violating the neutrality provisions of the FCC Open Internet Report and Order. So, its an issue precisely because its about net neutrality.
> which has always been about backbone traffic.
No, net neutrality has not always been (at least, not exclusively) about backbone traffic.
The reason that this is even in the news is that this is Google's response to a complaint to the FCC that Google is violating the neutrality provisions of the FCC Open Internet Report and Order. So, its an issue precisely because its about net neutrality.
> which has always been about backbone traffic.
No, net neutrality has not always been (at least, not exclusively) about backbone traffic.