[ITworld] US Ambassador hits out at EU telcos’ proposals to change rules on voice and data traffic

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The US will not support changes to international telecommunications rules proposed by European telcos at a conference in December. […]

The European Telecommunications Network Operators’ Association (ETNO) has proposed changes to the rules in order to make the sending party network pays. […]

Kennard also criticized the role of the International Telecommunication Union, the U.N. body responsible for the treaty, saying « compensation systems on the Internet are complex and it is not appropriate for a treaty-based organization to manage them. » He added that he appreciated some of the concerns including the « specter of net neutrality« , but added « we don’t see a tsunami of regulation coming in« . […]

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