[cooperation-wg] EP "Connected Continent" and Internet Fast Lane provisions?

Thanks for the pointers, Wouter.

Does anyone know whether there are efforts from the technical community to
weigh in here? I would be interested in understanding better, and
understanding the forces behind the current formulation of the legislation
generally.

Cheers,
Meredith


On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 12:03 PM, Wouter van Hulten <wouter at vanhulten.com>wrote:

>  Hi Meredith,
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> Dutch MEP Marietje Schaake posted on her blog:
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> http://www.marietjeschaake.eu/2014/03/mep-net-neutrality-and-the-open-internet-traded-off-in-telecoms-package/
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> http://thenextweb.com/eu/2014/03/18/meps-vote-approve-net-neutrality-plan-allow-isps-prioritize-specialized-services/
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> If these rules go through, the Dutch net neutrality law in force since 1
> januari 2013 is threatened, as commented on in these articles
> http://www.telecompaper.com/nieuws/itre-stemt-voor-telecompakket-kroes--1002723 and
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> http://www.computeridee.nl/nieuws/nederlandse-netneutraliteit-onder-vuur-door-europa/
> .
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> regards,
>
> Wouter
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>
>
> Colocation Research
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> www.coloresearch.com
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> *From:* cooperation-wg-bounces at ripe.net [cooperation-wg-bounces at ripe.net]
> on behalf of Meredith Whittaker [meredithrachel at google.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 19, 2014 4:23 PM
> *To:* cooperation-wg at ripe.net
> *Subject:* [cooperation-wg] EP "Connected Continent" and Internet Fast
> Lane provisions?
>
>   Hi all,
>
>  Interested in your thoughts on the EP vote to approve the Connected
> Continent legislation.
>
>  The press release<http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20140318IPR39210/html/Net-neutralityIndustry-MEPs-want-stricter-rules-against-blocking-rival-services>states that, "Companies would still able to offer specialized services of
> higher quality, such as video on demand and business-critical
> data-intensive cloud applications, provided that this does not interfere
> with the internet speeds promised to other customers."
>
>  This appears to be allowing for "fast lane" service. At least, that's
> how it's being read in the US trade press.
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>  Thoughts?
>
>  Cheers,
> Meredith
>
> --
>
>  Meredith Whittaker
> Program Manager, Google Research
> Google NYC
>
>



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Meredith Whittaker
Program Manager, Google Research
Google NYC
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