BEREC releases initial findings from telco report; meanwhile, Internet freedom group repeats call for EU-wide net neutrality law. […]
« The most frequently reported traffic management practices are the blocking and/or throttling of peer-to-peer (P2P) traffic, on both fixed and mobile networks, and the blocking of voice over IP (VoIP) traffic (mostly on mobile networks, usually based on specific contract terms), » said BEREC, in a statement. « When blocking/throttling is implemented in the network, it is typically done through deep packet inspection (DPI). » […]
Internet freedom advocacy group La Quadrature du Net described claimed the techniques are restrictive and intrusive.
« These preliminary findings prove that EU operators impose unjustifiable restrictions to Internet access on both fixed and mobile networks, such as blocking and throttling of P2P or VoIP services, » said La Quadrature spokesman Jérémie Zimmermann, in a statement.
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