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

Also after having gone to plenary on the 3rd of April it still has to go to
Council.
So there could be still some amendments/changes before the package reaches
the end-station ....

A.




On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 4:43 PM, Gordon Lennox
<gordon.lennox.13 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Remember this was a committee vote. It still has to go to plenary.
>
> However the question is still a good one. I would suggest ignoring press
> releases a little and reading the latest text. Anyone got a pointer?
>
> The last text I saw did not make sense: not to me and not to the person
> who was seeking my advice.
>
> Gordon
>
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> On 19 Mar, 2014, at 16:23, Meredith Whittaker <meredithrachel at google.com>
> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Cheers,
> Meredith
>
> --
>
> Meredith Whittaker
> Program Manager, Google Research
> Google NYC
>
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