[cooperation-wg] Best effort, specialised services, network neutrality and more

I seem to remember some people thinking that the “network neutrality”
debate in the EU was over when the Regulation was adopted last year.


But this is what Commissioner Oettinger said in April in Brussels at the
NetFutures event:


<< The challenge is that communication networks themselves have to evolve
and to adapt to the new digital economy. They need to move from "one size
fits all" and "best effort", towards networks that can adapt to the
versatile requirements of many industries, and that can deliver guaranteed
and ubiquitous quality of service.


This is precisely what 5G is aimed to achieve: Changing communication
networks into innovation platforms rather than mere voice and data pipes. >>


https://ec.europa.eu/commission/2014-2019/oettinger/announcements/keynote-speech-closing-plenary-session-net-futures-2016-brussels_en


Now we have a fairly short public consultation on the draft BEREC
Guidelines.


<< Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 included new Net Neutrality rules to safeguard
equal and non-discriminatory treatment of traffic in the provision of
Internet Access Service. It specified that BEREC lay down guidelines on the
implementation by NRAs of their obligations to monitor and ensure
compliance with the rules. The Guidelines aim to contribute to the
consistent application of the Regulation, thereby contributing to
regulatory certainty for stakeholders. >>


http://berec.europa.eu/eng/document_register/subject_matter/berec/public_consultations/6075-draft-berec-guidelines-on-implementation-by-national-regulators-of-european-net-neutrality-rules


For comments from TheRegister see:


http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/08/net_neutrality_requirement_for_equal_treatment_of_internet_traffic_does_not_mean_users_must_experience_the_same_quality_of_service/
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/08/net_neutrality_requirement_for_equal_treatment_of_internet_traffic_does_not_mean_users_must_experience_the_same_quality_of_service/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=gplus>


And elsewhere:


https://savetheinternet.eu


https://edri.org/make-break-summer-eu-net-neutrality-first-stop-vienna/


http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/06/eu-net-neutrality-draft-guidelines-released-berec/


https://netzpolitik.org/2016/leak-eus-forthcoming-net-neutrality-rules-heres-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/


http://motherboard.vice.com/read/europe-is-about-to-make-some-big-decisions-on-net-neutrality


Enjoy,


Gordon
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