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

Hi Meredith,



Dutch MEP Marietje Schaake posted on her blog:

http://www.marietjeschaake.eu/2014/03/mep-net-neutrality-and-the-open-internet-traded-off-in-telecoms-package/

http://thenextweb.com/eu/2014/03/18/meps-vote-approve-net-neutrality-plan-allow-isps-prioritize-specialized-services/



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 http://www.computeridee.nl/nieuws/nederlandse-netneutraliteit-onder-vuur-door-europa/.



regards,

Wouter



Colocation Research

www.coloresearch.com<http://www.coloresearch.com>



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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.

Thoughts?

Cheers,
Meredith

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Meredith Whittaker
Program Manager, Google Research
Google NYC

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