A new draft law on net neutrality and mobile roaming in Europe has caused conflict between European Union commissioners.
[…] A leaked document from the justice department shows that Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding is highly critical of the proposal. […]
Kroes has repeatedly said that the new law would guarantee net neutrality and an end to blocking or throttling of competing services. However digital rights activists have published leaked drafts of the law that they say shows the opposite. “The sheer number of leaked drafts and documents, including from Kroes’ own service, reflects how unhappy some inside the Commission are with the proposals,” said EDRi spokesman Joe McNamee. […]
Last week Jérémie Zimmermann, spokesman for digital advocacy group La Quadrature du Net (QdN), accused Kroes of abandoning her promise to protect net neutrality.
The latest leaked draft of the law states: “End-users shall be free to agree to enter into agreements on data volumes, and speeds and general quality characteristics with providers of electronic communications.” According to Zimmermann, this is simply another way of saying traffic may be prioritized. […]
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