Experts like Stanford Law Professor Barbara van Schewick mentioned that American telecom companies like T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon are all testing ways to create these 5G fast lanes for apps such as video conferencing, games, and video. While arguing against fast lanes, she had emphasised that not all network slices are harmful.

“There are lots of ways for ISPs to use slices for things that are not normal internet service, such as a dedicated slice for a farming operation using remote-controlled tractors, slices for telemetry data and oversight of autonomous cars, or providing a slice for a stadium’s video system at a crowded game. There are good reasons to isolate this kind of traffic, and it can be done without reducing user choice or tilting the online playing field,” van Schewick explained in her 2024 blog post.