[governance] Dutch will enshrine net neutrality in telecom law

[Brenden Kuerbis]

FYI, some related analysis on this:
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2011/5/23/4823153.html

Our Dutch colleague also mentions in the comments that NN was so strictly
defined in the proposed resolution that even basic practices of abuse
management (e.g., spam, botnets) are forbidden.



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Brenden Kuerbis
Internet Governance Project
http://internetgovernance.org


On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 10:11 AM, Michael Gurstein <gurstein at gmail.com>wrote:

>
>  -----Original Message-----
> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 25, 2011 4:05 PM
> *Subject:* Dutch will enshrine net neutrality in telecom law
>
> hereby the press release, translated, with comments in italics.
>
>  Guarantee for a free internet in the telecommunications law
>
> *The Telecommunications law will be changed to guarantee a free
> (unobstructed RB) access to the internet. Minister Verhagen, Minister of
> Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation announced this in the second
> chamber of parliament on Tuesday May 24th. *
>
> *Skype and Whatsapp*
>
> Some providers of mobile internet had announced a surcharge for specific
> services. This because of the needed investments in the network and the
> decline in voice and sms-traffic. Minister Verhagen isn’t against paying for
> the quantity or the speed of the data traffic.  The Cabinet *(Council of
> Ministers, including the prime minister RB)* however is of the opinion
> that a surcharge on specific services like Skype or Whatsapp goes too far.
>
> *Netneutrality***
>
> Minister Verhagen will draft a proposal in the coming weeks to include this
> in the telecommunications law. That means that the so called netneutrality
> will be legally incorporated. The consumer can then entrust that specific
> internet service on their mobile will not be additionally taxed or blocked
> by mobile providers. The Second Chamber of Parliament had insisted on this
> through the motion Bakhuizen *(a motion is a request of the Second Chamber
> of parliament on a minister or the cabinet to take action in a specific
> case, often leaving the minister a bit of leeway in the way he executes the
> motion. The motion was accepted by most parties in parliament, except one of
> the ruling coalition’s parties, who weren’t against the idea of
> netneutrality, but more concerned about the specific way it would be
> implement RB)*
>
> *European** **Union***
>
> Verhagen will also confer in the European Union about free access to
> internet. The Netherlands is with this announced change in the law one of
> the first countries in the world to guarantee free access to the internet in
> law.* *
>
>
>
>
>
> Garantie vrij internet in telecomwet
>
> Nieuwsbericht | 24-05-2011
>
> *De Telecomwet wordt gewijzigd om vrije toegang tot het internet te
> garanderen. Dat maakte minister van Economische Zaken, Landbouw en Innovatie
> Verhagen dinsdag 24 mei 2011 bekend in de Tweede Kamer.*
>
> *Skype en WhatsApp*
>
> Sommige providers van mobiel internet hadden een heffing aangekondigd voor
> bepaalde diensten. Dit vanwege de benodigde investeringen in het netwerk en
> het afnemende bel- en sms-verkeer. Minister Verhagen is niet tegen betaling
> voor de hoeveelheid of de snelheid van het dataverkeer. Het kabinet vindt
> een heffing op bepaalde diensten zoals Skype of WhatsApp echter te ver gaan.
>
> *Netneutraliteit*
>
> Minister Verhagen komt binnen enkele weken met een voorstel om dit op te
> nemen in de Telecomwet. Daarmee wordt de zogeheten netneutraliteit wettelijk
> vastgelegd. De consument kan er dan van op aan dat specifieke
> internetdiensten op de mobiel niet extra door de providers worden belast of
> geblokkeerd. De Tweede Kamer had daarop met de motie Braakhuizen al eerder
> aangedrongen.
>
> *Europese Unie*
>
> Verhagen zal ook binnen de Europese Unie overleg voeren over vrije toegang
> tot internet. Nederland is met de voorgenomen wetswijziging één van de
> eerste landen in de wereld die de vrije toegang tot internet wettelijk
> garandeert.
>
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