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UK government propose Cable-TV Internet

A document with UK gov amendments to the telecoms package has become known which would turn Internet into something that must be characterised as a Cable-TV network. First, there is a proposal to introduce conditions of access, alluding to the Conditional Acces Directive regulating that very market. It is a subcription-TV-like concept reading through the lines. Second, there is language which overrides the end-to-end principle of the Internet. The idea behind it is that the Internet provider shall be allowed to limit the number of websites users can access, in exchange for a lower fee. The national regulator will have the role of endorsing this new business model rather than protecting user's fundamental rights to information, culture and public services, as layed out in the UK amended article 8(4)(g): NRAs shall promote the interests of the citizens of the European Union by for example "applying the principle that end-users should be able there should be transparency of conditions under which services are provided, including information on the conditions of to access to and/or use of and distribute information or run applications and services, and of any traffic management policies of their choice

This proposterous proposal has already been included in the Council's compromise (pp 32-33)which will be disussed behind closed doors next week.

  • BREAKING NEWS The Medina Report is the most extreme text about Copyright seen in a long time in the European Parliament. It recommends graduated response, content filtering and deny copyright exceptions. It is an initiative report (political opinion of the EP), and will be voted in the European Parliament in March.
  • Sept.24th - Vote in first reading of the Telecoms Package. Bono amendment and many others going against "graduated response" (3-strikes approach) were voted! Here is a detailed analysis of the voting results.
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  • Political Memory: Our toolkit for finding informations about members of European Parliament (MEPs), including contact infos and votes on Internet issues.
  • A presentation at the 25C3 congress in Berlin summarized the work of La Quadrature and explained details of the parliamentary process for the Telecoms Package. You can download the presentation in a variety of video and audio formats here (direct link to video torrent) or watch it online (lower resolution).
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