Improving traffic management transparency: Ofcom sets out steps for ISPs to take. Ofcom today set out the steps it expects Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to take to ensure customers are aware of how internet traffic is being managed on their networks. Traffic management is used by ISPs – fixed and mobile – to deal with congestion by slowing down or accelerating the flow of traffic over the internet.
In general it is beneficial, and is used for example to protect safety-critical traffic such as calls to the emergency services. But it can cause concern, if for example it is used by ISPs to target competing services, in a manner which is not visible to consumers. Although ISPs already provide some consumer information on their use of traffic management, Ofcom believes it currently does not go far enough and needs to be made clearer and easier to understand. If improvements are not made, Ofcom may use its powers to introduce a minimum level of consumer information under the revised European framework.
Improving consumer information Protecting innovation Notes for editors. Motion for a resolution on the open internet and net neutrality in Europe - B7-0572/2011. The European Parliament, – having regard to the Commission Communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions (COM(2011)0222 final) of 19 April 2011 on the open internet and net neutrality in Europe, – having regard to the question of 12 October 2011 to the Council on the open internet and net neutrality in Europe (O-000243/2011 – B7‑0641/2011), – having regard to the Commission declaration on net neutrality (2009/C 308/02) of 18 December 2009, – having regard to Article 1(8)(g) of Directive 2009/140/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 amending Directives 2002/21/EC, on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
'Netneutraliteit Europees regelen' | nu.nl/internet. AMSTERDAM – D66 en CDA zullen woensdag pleiten voor een de invoering van Europese netneutraliteit. Foto: Thinkstock Woensdagmiddag vindt een debat plaats rond netneutraliteit en donderdag wordt er in het Europees Parlement over de kwestie gestemd. Netneutraliteit vastleggen, houdt in dat providers bijvoorbeeld verboden wordt bepaald internetverkeer voorrang te geven waardoor sommige diensten langzaam zijn. Ook wordt het blokkeren of financieel extra belasten van bepaalde diensten verboden.
Eind juni stemde de Nederlandse Tweede Kamer voor invoering van netneutraliteit op nationaal niveau. Versnippering CDA Europarlementariër Lambert van Nistelrooij wil voorkomen dat elk land eigen regelgeving gaat invoeren en roept het parlement op één beleid op te stellen. “De Europese Commissie moet er scherp op toezien dat telefoonbedrijven en internetaanbieders bij het managen van het telefoon- en internetverkeer niet ingaan tegen de Europese regels over netneutraliteit. Concurrentie. Google and Yahoo criticise Australia's 'heavy-handed' internet f. Google have expressed concern over Australian government's plans to introduce internet filters Photograph: Virginia Mayo/AP Australia came under fire today from the United States for its proposed internet filtering system, which, if implemented, would be the strictest of any democracy. A US state department official said that it had raised concerns with Australia over the plans, which are to be voted on by its parliament.
"We remain committed to advancing the free flow of information, which we view as vital to economic prosperity and preserving open societies globally," Michael Tran, a state department spokesman told the Associated Press. "We don't discuss the details of specific diplomatic exchanges, but I can say that we have raised our concerns on this matter with Australian officials.
" Internet companies Google and Yahoo have already condemned the proposal as a heavy-handed measure that could restrict access to legal information. "Some limits, like child pornography, are obvious. Net neutralité : les éditeurs de sites se mobilisent - Etreintes.