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Net neutrality - the European Commission’s vision of an open and neutral internet

Published on 29 Jul 2010 at 3:49 pm. No Comments.
Filed under Misc, Internet, Net Neutrality.

Blog Author: Tony Ballard
 
Consultation documents on net neutrality published in June by Ofcom and the European Commission show signs of quite different approaches.  In so far as Ofcom perceives competition issues to lie at the heart of the debate it is wrong to do so.  Directive 2009/140, part of the telecoms reform package, is directed […]

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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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