Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT) parent of T-Mobile USA and the main telecommunications entity in Germany, has questioned net neutrality for the first time and confirmed that it is evaluating a tiered bandwidth structure that would require services such as Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) or Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) to pay extra for high-quality Internet connectivity.

According to Deutsche Telekom CEO Rene Obermann, the company already approached Google to discuss connectivity that would provide higher security and higher quality, which would be required for video or music services -- including YouTube and iTunes. Obermann told Germany's Manager Magazin that a "well made Internet service will cost money in the end."

It is unclear what Deutsche Telekom has in mind in detail, especially since the company operates a music download service that competes with Apple's iTunes. Net Neutrality potentially could put iTunes at a financial disadvantage.

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