[ZDNet.co.uk] Dutch MPs vote through EU’s first net neutrality law

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MPs in the Netherlands approved a bill on Wednesday that will make the country the first in Europe to enshrine net neutrality in law.

If the bill is approved by the Dutch senate, as is expected to occur, it will mean telecoms operators cannot, for example, charge customers an extra fee if they want to use VoIP services such as Skype. […]

The law would also force operators to provide a minimum level of quality for their internet services. They are, however, allowed to offer different tiers of bandwidth at varying prices.

The French digital rights group La Quadrature du Net responded to the news of the law’s approval by saying it was « excellent news and an example for all of Europe« , while Dutch equivalent Bits of Freedom said it was « a crucial foundation for Internet freedom« .

http://www.zdnet.co.uk/blogs/communication-breakdown-10000030/dutch-mps-vote-through-eus-first-net-neutrality-law-10022866/