The largest gathering of mobile operators and vendors has taken place this week, and one of the open keynotes set the stage for a contentious topic of debate at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona. Typically, the cellular-centric show features some proclamation from a senior politician, teeing up a new legislative effort, which is leapt upon by MNOs that will attempt to convince enthusiastic audiences that they are intrinsically valuable parts of modern life. This year seemed no different, but a spicy riposte from Netflix was most welcome. The European Union’s Internal Markets Commissioner, Thierry Breton, took to the stage, announcing that “we will need to find a financing model for the huge investments needed that respects and preserves the fundamental…