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Dear all,<br>
<br>
Thanks a lot for your support! Due to the high amount of interested
organisations, we have extended the deadline for <b>signatures
until 27 April</b>:<br>
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href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11YLPOVtG1ScqH_2KR1GU07fbpzCjRUrZ98FFmm9gd5g/edit#gid=0">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11YLPOVtG1ScqH_2KR1GU07fbpzCjRUrZ98FFmm9gd5g/edit#gid=0</a><br>
<br>
In the meantime, please prepare your press releases. <b>The letter
will be sent out on 28 April.</b><br>
I'll send an e-mail to this list once we send it out to the European
regulators.<br>
<br>
Thanks a lot again and best,<br>
Maryant<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Le 21/04/2016 11:55, Maryant Fernández
a écrit :<br>
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<div class="">Dear all,<br>
<br>
I'm writing on behalf of a coalition of NGOs that are putting
together a letter to the Body of European Regulators for
Electronic Communications (BEREC) on the net neutrality
guidelines they need to issue by 30 August 2016. [1] Please,
find the letter attached and below.<br>
<br>
This is the list of the current signatories: <a
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href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11YLPOVtG1ScqH_2KR1GU07fbpzCjRUrZ98FFmm9gd5g/edit#gid=0"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11YLPOVtG1ScqH_2KR1GU07fbpzCjRUrZ98FFmm9gd5g/edit#gid=0">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11YLPOVtG1ScqH_2KR1GU07fbpzCjRUrZ98FFmm9gd5g/edit#gid=0</a></a><br>
If you want to sign on, please let me know or put the name of
your organisation and contact person <a
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href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11YLPOVtG1ScqH_2KR1GU07fbpzCjRUrZ98FFmm9gd5g/edit#gid=0">here</a>.<br>
Deadline: 25 April<br>
Launch date: in principle, 26 April<br>
<br>
Thanks and best,<br>
Maryant<br>
<br>
[1] Article 5(3) of the EU Regulation on net neutrality: <a
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href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32015R2120"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32015R2120">http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32015R2120</a></a><br>
Background info: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://edri.org/edris-first-input-on-net-neutrality-guidelines/">https://edri.org/edris-first-input-on-net-neutrality-guidelines/</a><br>
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26 April 2016<br>
<br>
Global open civil society letter to the Body of European
Regulators of Electronic Communication (BEREC) in support of
strong net neutrality guidelines <br>
<br>
The signatories of this letter support BEREC and its members
in their task to provide guidelines on the implementation of
the EU Regulation 2015/2120.1 The new EU regulation creates a
basis for strong and stable net neutrality safeguards. We
therefore encourage BEREC and the 28 national telecom
regulators to bring an end to the uncertainty and establish
strong net neutrality guidelines. Clear guidelines will ensure
a digital single market, with the freedom and legal certainty
to provide services across borders and consumer choice.<br>
<br>
We urge you to respect the Regulation's goal to “ensure the
continued functioning of the internet ecosystem as an engine
of innovation”, respecting the Charter of Fundamental Rights
of the European Union. Since the inception of the Internet,
net neutrality has been a vital precondition for freedom of
expression, freedom of assembly, competition and freedom to
conduct business.<br>
<br>
The success of the US and Indian consultations should boost
BEREC's work. 3.7 million comments were submitted to the US
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'s consultation, while
over one million comments were submitted to the Telecom
Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). These are probably the
biggest direct democratic engagements in any telecom
regulatory issue in history. <br>
<br>
Now it is the European Union's turn. BEREC decided to put the
consultation at the very end of its decision making process,
with very little time to analyse the feedback and let alone
take it into account. We encourage you to reconsider the
limited and tight deadline for responding to your public
consultation, so you can duly consider citizens and
stakeholders' input when finalising the guidelines. A flexible
approach to the deadline will have no negative consequences,
but will add credibility to the process. <br>
<br>
In the elaboration of the guidelines, we ask you to consider
the following points:<br>
- "Services other than internet access services" (also known
as "specialised services") need careful consideration. Weak
guidelines could permit the circumvention of all net
neutrality safeguards.<br>
- Zero-Rating is a harmful practice that restricts consumer
choice, distorts competition, undermines the freedom to seek,
receive and impart information and the freedom to conduct
business. The Regulation should be understood as prohibiting
this abuse.<br>
- Traffic management should be as application-agnostic as
possible. Class-based traffic-management risks discriminating
against services, harming user choice, discouraging to use
encryption and would contradict transparency requirements
established under the Regulation. <br>
<br>
The difficult questions you are faced with in these months are
not about theoretical business models. You are setting the
limits and safeguards for the future of the Internet in Europe
and ensuring that Europe will not be globally disadvantaged by
anti-competitive restrictive practices. <br>
<br>
Signatories:<br>
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