EU votes for net neutrality, but against loophole-killing amendments
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/10/eu-votes-for-net-neutrality-but-against-loophole-killing-amendments/
While the EU is banning paid prioritization--schemes in
which an online service would pay for priority over other online
services--the exemption for so-called "specialized services" is
broader in Europe than it is in the US. The EU wants to let ISPs
give priority to things like IPTV, high-definition
videoconferencing, and health care services such as telesurgery,
but net neutrality advocates believe the exception can be abused
and potentially slow down the content of online service
providers that don't pay ISPs.
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--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Founder:
- Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org
- PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
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