#31c3 net neutrality: days of future past
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Net neutrality: days of future past?
Thomas Lohninger | Initiative für NetzfreiheitRejo Zenger | Bits of Freedom
Thomas Lohninger Rejo Zenger
Remember
Ordinary citizens put net neutrality onthe political agenda before.
We need to do that again.
Remember
There are unsolved issues and civilsociety needs your expertise.
“Net neutrality requires that theinternet be maintained as an open
platform, on which network providerstreat all content, applications and
services equally, withoutdiscrimination.”
thisisnetneutrality.org
Three principles
●End to end●Best effort●Vertical intregration
“The [article] aims to maximise choiceand freedom of expression on the
internet for end users.”
explanatory memorandum Telecommunications Act
“End-users should be able to decidewhat content they want to send and
receive [...]”
explanatory memorandum Telecommunications Act
“Providers of [internet accessservices] do not hinder or slow down
applications and services on theinternet, unless [...]”
Telecommunications Act
“a) to minimize the effects ofcongestion, whereby equal types oftraffic should be treated equally”
Telecommunications Act
“b) to preserve the integrity andsecurity of the network and service [...] or the customer premises equipment”
Telecommunications Act
“Providers [...] do not make the price[...] dependent on the services and
applications which are offered or used[...].”
Telecommunications Act
So, how does that compare?
sources (mostly unofficial translation): http://is.gd/lt9lS4 and Global Net Neutrality Coalition
Specialised Services
Managed Services
sources (mostly unofficial translation): http://is.gd/lt9lS4 and Global Net Neutrality Coalition
.eu
Campaign facts
●40.374 faxes send (21.794 delivered)●translated in 9 languages●266 git commits from 12 contributors
Making the speeches talk
Vote in EuropeanParliament
● Adopted with S&D, ALDE,Greens and GUE
● We got real net neutrality!
● Text is still not perfect
● And enforcement is weak
source: edri.org, accessnow.org, netzpolitik.org and others
Summary
● Their goal: market consolidation● We suck at the Council● National fallbacks are necessary
The Dutch Experience [tm]
“[The NRA] believes that in this case[...] blocking and delaying services that
require a large capacity, is necessaryto minimize the effects of congestion
on mobile connection.”
Dutch NRA to Dutch Railways and T-Mobile
“Vodafone will end this violation byoffering the Sizz-app as a seperate
service, which can be usedindependent to the internet access
service.”
Dutch NRA to Vodafone and RTL
Open debates
Wikipedia Zero
Letter from Wikimedia to Chile
“Imagine a world in which every singlehuman being can freely share the sum
of all knowledge. That is ourcommitment.”
Wikimedia Foundation Vision Statement
Remember
Ordinary citizens put net neutrality onthe political agenda before.
We need to do that again.
Support digital civil rights
Remember
There are unsolved issues and civilsociety needs your expertise.
Day 3 | 17:00 | Noise Square
Net neutrality: what aboutinterconnect?
