I am still looking for the history of this morphing... https://decoded.legal/blog/2023/10/ofcoms-new-guidance-on-open-internet--net-neutrality-including-zero-rating-and-traffic-management/
On Tue, Oct 31, 2023 at 9:33 AM Dave Taht <[email protected]> wrote: > > This link is working now. > > https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-1/net-neutrality-review > > I had reached out to multiple folk I knew to fix it. It is hugely > ironic that we have run into multiple examples of both intentional and > unintentional censorship so far in our quest to find truths about > network neutrality all around the globe. > > Annoyed, I set up a server in london, and mirrored the site myself via > "wget -m" - a command line utility that lets you make complete copies > of websites shipped as part of most operating systems. ... Back in the > day when the open internet meant you can copy a website and read it > offline, easily... > > And then I shipped it all to my own laptop (where I can index it > myself), via another quite common tool, rsync. It took a while to do > that - started the rsync in america, and then finished it at a coffee > shop in vancouver... then I read the 5 pdfs and deleted the thing > because I needed the disk space. > > Seeing so many newer folk having missed JPB's observation that the > internet is a "copying machine" ... if only more people would point > out to those folk these basic tools exist, that cannot be banned, and > are genuinely useful.... > > OK... so... > > This now globally(? please test) accessible cloudflare instance for > ofcom is now throwing an error 429 (too many requests) so I no longer > have that ability to quickly mirror it that I had had only a few days > ago. Is this an improvement? > > Anyway, I can finally get towards commenting on the actual text. But > not today. I would like to see various statements written about > network neutrality in 2005, 2010, 2015, because it seems to be the > definition in the ofcom docs has morphed a lot towards being... > "reasonable", whatever that means. > > > > On Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 3:01 AM Sebastian Moeller via Nnagain > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Dear All, > > > > I have been pointed at Ofcom's statement on Net neutrality for October 2023: > > > > https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-1/net-neutrality-review > > > > Here is the meat of that statement sans the links at the end (the email > > will be clasified as spam if it contains too many links, I hope the one > > above does not trigger it yet): > > > > Statement published 26 October 2023 > > > > Net neutrality supports the ‘open internet’, ensuring that users of the > > internet (both consumers and those making and distributing content) are in > > control of what they see and do online – not the broadband or mobile > > providers (otherwise known as internet service providers or ISPs). The net > > neutrality rules make sure that the traffic carried across broadband and > > mobile networks is treated equally and particular content or services are > > not prioritised or slowed down in a way that favours some over others. We > > want to make sure that as technology evolves and more of our lives move > > online, net neutrality continues to support innovation, investment and > > growth, by both content providers and ISPs. > > > > The current net neutrality rules are set out in legislation. Any changes to > > the rules in future would be a matter for Government and Parliament. Ofcom > > is responsible for monitoring and ensuring compliance with the rules and > > providing guidance on how ISPs should follow them. In 2021 we started a > > review of net neutrality. > > > > Our review has found that, in general, it has worked well and supported > > consumer choice as well as enabling content providers to deliver their > > content and services to consumers. However, there are specific areas where > > we provide more clarity in our guidance to enable ISPs to innovate and > > manage their networks more efficiently, to improve consumer outcome. > > > > • ISPs can offer premium quality retail offers: Allowing ISPs to > > provide premium quality retail packages means they can better meet some > > consumers’ needs. For example, people who use high quality virtual reality > > applications may want to buy a premium quality service, while users who > > mainly stream and browse the internet can buy a cheaper package. Our > > updated guidance clarifies that ISPs can offer premium packages, for > > example offering low latency, as long as they are sufficiently clear to > > customers about what they can expect from the services they buy. > > • ISPs can develop new ‘specialised services’: New 5G and full > > fibre networks offer the opportunity for ISPs to innovate and develop their > > services. Our updated guidance clarifies when they can provide ‘specialised > > services’ to deliver specific content and applications that need to be > > optimised, which might include real time communications, virtual reality > > and driverless vehicles. > > • ISPs can use traffic management measures to manage their > > networks: Traffic management can be used by ISPs on their networks, so that > > a good quality of service is maintained for consumers. Our updated guidance > > clarifies when and how ISPs can use traffic management, including the > > different approaches they can take and how they can distinguish between > > different categories of traffic based on their technical requirements. > > • Most zero-rating offers will be allowed: Zero-rating is where the > > data used by certain websites or apps is not counted towards a customer’s > > overall data allowance. Our updated guidance clarifies that we will > > generally allow these offers, while setting out the limited circumstances > > where we might have concerns. > > > > > > I note however, that when I try to access that page today I get a > > cloadflare error: > > Sorry, you have been blocked > > You are unable to access ofcom.squizedge.cloud > > > > Which might indicate that some parts of the network are not acting in good > > faith (or I was just unlucky with my current IP address) > > > > I also note (as Ofcom does itself) that since Brexit the UK is not bound to > > the EU's regulation 2015/2120 (see > > https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/de/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32015R2120 ). > > > > Regards > > Sebastian > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Nnagain mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/nnagain > > > > -- > Oct 30: https://netdevconf.info/0x17/news/the-maestro-and-the-music-bof.html > Dave Täht CSO, LibreQos -- Oct 30: https://netdevconf.info/0x17/news/the-maestro-and-the-music-bof.html Dave Täht CSO, LibreQos _______________________________________________ Nnagain mailing list [email protected] https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/nnagain
