The principles of net neutrality have been essential for maintaining the diversity of services built on top of the internet and for maintaining some competition between small and large providers of those online services. That diversity and competition, in turn, provide users with a broader array of choices for seeking online content and disseminating their own speech. Furthermore, in order for the internet to be used to its full potential and to protect the human rights of internet users, we need privacy from surveillance and unwarranted data collection by governments, network providers, and edge providers. The transition to 5G mobile networks enables network operators to engage in a technique called network slicing. The portion of a network that is sliced can be used to provide a suite of different service offerings, each tailored to specific purposes, instead of a single, general-purpose subscription for mobile voice and data. This requires a careful approach. Our report describes the technologies used for network slicing and outlines recommendations -- for both operators and regulators -- to enable network slicing while maintaining network neutrality, protecting privacy, and promoting competition.

翻译：网络中立性原则对于维持互联网基础服务多样性、保障中小型在线服务提供商之间的竞争至关重要。这种多样性与竞争反过来为用户提供了更广泛的选择，以寻求在线内容并传播自身言论。此外，为充分发挥互联网潜力并保护网民人权，我们需要防范政府、网络运营商及边缘服务商实施的监控与不当数据收集行为。5G移动网络的转型使网络运营商能够采用一种称为"网络切片"的技术。被切分的网络区域可用于提供一系列定制化服务套餐，每种套餐服务于特定用途，而非提供单一通用的移动语音与数据订阅服务。这需要采取审慎的策略。本报告阐述了网络切片所使用的技术，并为运营商和监管机构提出建议，旨在实现网络切片的同时维护网络中立性、保护隐私并促进竞争。