April 2, 2014 · Blogs

Commissioner Kroes’ letter to MEPs on net neutrality – now with subtitles

Letter to Members of the European Parliament, published by Neelie KROES on Tuesday, 01/04/2014 Open letter Translation If adopted, the European Commission’s Connected Continent regulation will lead to ending roaming charges by end 2015 on voice, text and data, ensure more coherent rules on spectrum allocation, set out the principles of net neutrality in the […]

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October 6, 2015 · Blogs

Unclear “net neutrality” proposal returns to European Parliament – civil society groups call for action

  Following the conclusion of an unclear compromise on net neutrality and mobile phone roaming charges earlier this year, the Telecoms Single Market Regulation proposal has finally been submitted to the European Parliament for final approval.

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March 7, 2018 · Blogs

Portuguese ISPs given 40 days to comply with EU net neutrality rules

On 28 February 2018, Portuguese Telecom Regulator ANACOM issued a decision notice, which gives 40 working days for the three major Portuguese mobile Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to change their offers that are in breach of EU net neutrality and roaming rules.

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May 2, 2018 · Blogs | Open internet and inclusive technology | Equal access to the internet

Xnet: Petition on net neutrality guideline violation in Spain

In November 2015, the “Telecommunications Single Market Regulation”, which includes provisions on net neutrality, was adopted. In August 2016, the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) published its guidelines on the implementation of the net neutrality rules.

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August 1, 2012 · Blogs

A new Net Neutrality EC consultation delays possible regulations

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Neue EU Konsultation zur Netzneutralität verzögert rechtliche Schritte | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.15_Neue_EU_Konsultation_zur_Netzneutralitaet_verzoegert_rechtliche_Schritte?pk_campaign=twun&pk_kwd=20120801] Following BEREC’s report in May 2012 on Net Neutrality, the European Commission launched on 23 July 2012 another consultation, open by 15 October 2012, to investigate on whether ISPs are manipulating online traffic management, thus postponing new regulatory […]

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January 30, 2013 · Blogs

Kroes ignoring the problems on net neutrality?

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Netzneutralität: Ignoriert Kommissarin Kroes alle Gefahren? | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.2_Netzneutralitaet_Ignoriert_Kommissarin_Kroes_die_Gefahren?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130207] Neelie Kroes, the European Commissioner for Internet-related policies, recently published an article in the French newspaper Liberation stating that while she was in favour of an open Internet and maximum choice that must be protected, and she believed that “consumers […]

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October 10, 2012 · Blogs

Last call for responding to Commission Net Neutrality Consultation

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EU-Konsultation zur Netzneutralität: Letzter Aufruf zur Stellungnahme | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.19_EU-Konsultation_zur_Netzneutralitaet_Letzter_Aufruf_zur_Stellungnahme?pk_campaign=twun&pk_kwd=20121015] On 15 October 2012, the European Commission’s latest consultation on Net neutrality will officially end. Even though this is now the 6th consultation on Net Neutrality since Neelie Kroes took office as the European Commissioner for the digital agenda, […]

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May 22, 2013 · Blogs

Protests against the Net Neutrality violation in Germany

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Proteste gegen die Verletzung der Netzneutralität in Deutschland | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.10_Proteste_gegen_die_Verletzung_der_Netzneutralitaet_in_Deutschland?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130530] Internet activists in Germany demanded a free and open Internet on 16 May 2013, protesting in front of the annual general assembly of major German ISP Deutsche Telekom (DT). They criticized the company’s plans to slow down internet […]

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January 13, 2016 · Blogs

EDRi’s first input to EU regulators on net neutrality guidelines

The Body of EU Telecoms Regulators known as “BEREC” has held its first round of discussions with stakeholders to exchange views on how BEREC should interpret the uncertainties created by the EU Regulation on net neutrality. These include questions surrounding traffic management measures and their transparency, Internet Access Services’ quality parameters, so-called “specialised services” and […]

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August 1, 2016 · Blogs

EU Telecom Regulators meet to analyse over 500 000 consultation responses

Brussels, 1 August 2016. Tomorrow, telecom regulators from all over the EU will gather in Brussels for a uniquely challenging task: analysing over half a million responses to their consultation on net neutrality. Meanwhile, telecom companies are maintaining their attacks on the open internet – this time by pushing to delete paragraphs regarding free speech […]

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June 24, 2019 · Blogs | Open internet and inclusive technology | Equal access to the internet

EU Commission discards criticism of net neutrality enforcement

On 30 April 2019, EDRi and 31 other civil rights organisations sent an open letter to the EU Commission and BEREC. The letter criticised the lack of enforcement of current net neutrality rules in Europe. The signatories also emphasised that the EU finally needs to act against the widespread use of zero-rating practices. Zero-rating favours […]

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July 17, 2013 · Blogs

ENDitorial:Leaked telecoms Regulation with or without net neutrality?

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Geplante Telekom-Regulierung mit oder ohne Netzneutralität? | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.14_ENDitorial_Geplante_Telekom-Regulierung_mit_oder_ohne_Netzneutralitaet?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130717] Last week, an internal draft of a regulation for a “telecoms single market” was leaked in Brussels. We published an initial reaction to this document. But what are the details of the text and what do they mean? The […]

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