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Net neutrality is to be imposed on US ISPs under FCC proposals. Is there a judicial trend towards similar principles being imposed in Europe?

Published on 23 Sep 2009 at 4:36 pm. No Comments.
Filed under Misc, Broadband, Net Neutrality.

Net neutrality in the US
 
Last Monday (21 September), the new Chairman of the FCC announced proposals for applying principles of non-discrimination and transparency to companies that control access to the internet.  Describing the rules that would implement these principles as not being about government regulation but about fair rules of the road for those companies, […]

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The BBC – The Solution to Universal Connectivity?

Published on 24 Mar 2009 at 1:19 pm. No Comments.
Filed under Misc, Broadcasting, Digital Britain, Broadband.

Blog author: Tony Ballard 
The interim Digital Britain report proposes a digital “Universal Service Commitment” (USC) in broadband by 2012.  This is not quite the same kind of thing as the universal service obligation (USO), which requires BT (and Kingston) to provide basic voice and data to all at affordable prices and which is regulated pursuant […]

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