Prevents access to a digital service is privileged over another, or an Internet provider requires a payment to that company to allow boaters come to it
Different NGOs and consumer associations celebrated yesterday the entry into force of the first rules agreed at the level of the European Union (EU) to safeguard the neutrality of the Internet.
“We are here to celebrate the entry into force of the first European law basically protects democracy on the Internet”, said the head of campaigns of civil association Avaaz Luca Nicotra, who participated in a hangout or “flash mob” in which attendees wore masks of emoticons to express their support for the measure.
“About 500 million users of sites, applications, or data can not be discriminated against, slowed down or censored by corporations” in their access to they said Nicotra, for whom this step is “a great victory”.
The activist recalled that “we are here today to celebrate a bill of rights” driven in a “global movement” in favor of net neutrality from the US or Brazil to India or Pakistan, which is now the EU is joined.
the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) presented some guidelines for national regulators apply EU rules on net neutrality formally adopted last November.
According to them, the operators have to deal on equal terms all traffic (ie not benefit a certain group of users with a faster to a site or service to be customers of an ISP, for example, or penalize them access because the site in question did not pay the ISP), but may apply ” management measures “that are” reasonable “.
blocking content is permitted only in limited circumstances, for example to prevent cyber attacks or congestion tráfico.También agreements for services requiring a level they are accepted specific quality, although in that case operators must ensure the overall quality of services.
“the game of internet abduction was completed by the partnerships. From now telecommunications companies may not sell faster to big companies like Facebook, Google or Whatsapp connections to have better access to people; everyone will have the same access, “said Nicotra.
In his opinion, it is” good news for the economy of the EU and its investors “and” more protection against the giant US ” .
for its part, the European Consumers’ Organisation (BEUC) held in a statement that the new rules maintain a “free and able to innovate” internet, in which “popular services” as platforms voice messaging Skype or audiovisual content Netflix quality of your connection degraded by interests of Internet providers can not see.
“the net neutrality is crucial to ensure that consumers can decide what use want to make internet, “said the director general of BEUC, Monique Goyens.
in particular, he praised that the rules do not allow, for example, consumers can still access services large companies like Facebook when have reached the limit of your monthly Internet subscription (known as “zero-rating”) because long term this system “privileges specific services at the expense of other innovative”.
Agency EFE
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