Internet neutrality to the European sauce takes shape. The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC or BEREC by its English acronym) released guidelines for the implementation of the new rules on the subject by the national authorities of ad hoc regulations ( ARCEP in this case for France).
Should the recall? The net neutrality is fundamental. It focuses on how Internet service providers (ISPs) manage data flows (or “traffic”) transiting their networks when subscribers access the content offered by content providers or applications like YouTube or Spotify.
a mid-technical mid-philosophical debate to an Internet “fast, fair and open”, while preserving the integrity and security of the network, which has followed the United States (and continues).
the involvement of the BEREC on the subject is linked to the European regulation on the single telecoms market, establishing measures concerning access to an “Internet open. ” These guidelines serve as a common basis for national authorities Electronic Communications Regulatory consistently apply the regulation.
The guidelines were developed after rounds of technical expertise and a public consultation s ‘place between June and July. “The number of contributions (481 547) before the deadline is unprecedented for a consultation BEREC,” says one in the release. Stakeholders are varied. Civil society, public institutions, independent experts, ISPs, content and application providers and other industry players
In France, ARCEP has mobilized on the subject given the involvement of its president Sébastien Soriano who soon will be the Chair of the BEREC.
in his own statement, the national Authority supports where it can hurt. “As required by the regulations, practices such specialized services (1) or zero rating (2) are not prohibited as long as they lead to bypass the principle of net neutrality, and will be analysis in each case. “
ARCEP will monitor the file through the publication of an annual report of implementation of the Regulation from 2017. The bill for a digital Republic (in promulgation of course), led by Secretary of State Axelle Lemaire, “will complement the skills of ARCEP in investigation and sanctions to enforce net neutrality.”
( 1) specialized services: “services that are not access services to the internet which are optimized for content, applications or specific services, or a combination thereof, where optimization is needed to the content, applications or services meet the corresponding requirements to a specific level of quality “(source: BEREC)
(2)” Zero rating “refers to the practice used by some ISPs comprising not deduct the data package from a client associated traffic to a certain application or category of applications (source: BEREC).
BEREC Chair Wilhelm Eschweiler, Incoming Chair 2017 Sebastien Soriano, Co-Chair of the EWG NN Frode Sorensen #BERECNN pic.twitter.com/inARns58El
– BEREC (@BERECeuropaeu) August 30, 2016
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