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EU members reach compromise on roaming, net neutrality
2015-03-04 14:18:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The Latvian presidency of the EU has secured a compromise on roaming and net neutrality regulations among EU member states. It can now start negotiations with the European Parliament, which passed a different version of the proposal last year. While the parliament called for an end to roaming surcharges by the end of 2015, the member states adopted a more cautious proposal. This involves first an introduction of 'fair use' roaming, with a limited amount of traffic provided at national rates and then a small surcharge for any additional use. The EU would consider only from mid-2018 an end to the roaming charges. On net neutrality, the council members ceded to industry pressure to allow different levels of service quality for specific customers. Internet providers offering this type of service level agreement would still need to ensure the overall quality of internet access for all customers. Blocking or slowing down specific content or applications will be prohibited, with only a limited number of exceptions allowed for circumstances such as traffic management and network security. National regulators will enforce the net neutrality rules, based on guidance to be developed by the EU regulatory body Berec.
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EU net neutrality rules leave door open for tiered service levels
2015-03-04 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Latvian presidency seeks to enshrine end-users' right to access and distribute Internet content of their choice.
FCC head defends Internet neutrality rules on the road
2015-03-03 22:35:29| Telecom - Topix.net
Tom Wheeler, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and GSMA speaks on the impact of recent telecommunications regulation in the United States at the Mobile World Congress Wireless show, the world's largest mobile phone trade show, in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, March 3, 2015. Photo: Manu Fernandez, AP Tom Wheeler, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, right speaks with GSMA Director General Anne Bouverot during a conference on the impact of recent telecommunications regulation in the United States at the Mobile World Congress Wireless show, the world's largest mobile phone trade show, in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, March 3, 2015.
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European telecoms firms call for pragmatism on net neutrality
2015-03-02 18:32:51| Telecom - Topix.net
Europe's two biggest telecom operators have called on regulators to be flexible in finalizing rules to protect the openness of the Internet, to allow them to give priority to certain kinds of data traffic on their networks. The chief executives of Vodafone and Deutsche Telekom said on Monday at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that network operators needed to give special treatment to data for new services like connected cars and smart electricity meters to ensure that they functioned properly.
FCC Cites Net Neutrality Precedent
2015-03-01 12:40:39| Wireless - Topix.net
The first Internet browser had just been launched, people were experimenting with a new form of letter-writing called email and the cellular telephone was evolving from a bulky luxury to a mass-market convenience. voice calling as a utility yet freed it from onerous utility regulation -- part of an initiative to spur competition in the young wireless industry.
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