Network Neutrality

6 June 2012 at 11:22am
A short but interesting note from BEREC (the group of European Telecoms Regulators) on information they have collected from 400 mobile and fixed line operators on their traffic management practices. I get the impression BEREC were surprised at how varied the reports were!
6 June 2012 at 11:08am
Ofcom’s latest statement on Network Neutrality provides some more insight into their thinking about when it might be necessary to regulate the provision of Internet services. They see two different approaches to traffic management, which they believe should co-exist: managed services (for example prioritising delay-sensitive applications), and best-efforts internet access (which may still involve some traffic management if necessary to deal with congestion).
6 June 2012 at 11:04am
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has published an Opinion on the current Network Neutrality discussions, making the interesting point that blocking, filtering and traffic management activities may affect privacy as well as their more obvious impact on access to services.
13 August 2012 at 11:09am
Two recent news stories suggest that the importance of open Internet connectivity is gaining increasing international recognition.
6 June 2012 at 10:41am
An interesting meeting on Network Neutrality at the the Digital Economy All-Party Parliamentary Group last night. Despite the wide range of speakers, there was a remarkable level of agreement that:
6 June 2012 at 10:28am
The European Commission has published an overview report of the responses to its recent consultation on network neutrality.
4 July 2012 at 4:44pm
This seems to be a particularly busy summer for consultations! I've just submitted a JANET(UK) response to an Ofcom discussion paper on Traffic Management and "Net Neutrality".
6 June 2012 at 10:00am
Last week JANET(UK) held its 38th Networkshop in Manchester and a thoroughly enjoyable and informative event it was.
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