Thanks for the pointers, Wouter.Does anyone know whether there are efforts from the technical community to weigh in here? I would be interested in understanding better, and understanding the forces behind the current formulation of the legislation generally.Cheers,MeredithOn Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 12:03 PM, Wouter van Hulten <wouter@vanhulten.com> wrote:
Hi Meredith,
Dutch MEP Marietje Schaake posted on her blog:
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
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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 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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Program Manager, Google ResearchGoogle NYC