The European Parliament has, on Thursday after a vote, a resolution was adopted that the European Commission calls for net neutrality to guarantee. The Council of Ministers of EU member states think otherwise, however.
In the Thursday adopted a resolution calls upon the european parliament the European Commission to do more to promote net neutrality to guarantee. Net neutrality is the principle that all internet traffic equal treatment, and that consumers are not required to pay extra to access certain parts of the internet. The european parliament voted earlier for net neutrality.
Although net neutrality in the Netherlands in the new telecom law is anchored by the First Room is approved, is that in Europe: european Commissioner Kroes said earlier that additional legislation for net neutrality would not be necessary. The resolution calls on the european parliament and is yet to be a ‘consistent approach’ of net neutrality, which probably would amount to a guarantee of net neutrality in a European directive. “The rapid development of internet is mainly due to openness”, said Mep Marietje Schaake from D66. That openness provides, according to Schaake for competition.
That the resolution is adopted, is not to say that net neutrality will actually by EU legislation is guaranteed. From the words of a Polish minister, whose country is currently president of the Council of Ministers, it is clear that the Board no opponent is the cutting of internet services.
Although the minister of state, Gaj Magdalena, that is not said literally, it turns out that from her words: Magdalena indicated that consumers should be able to choose what kind of services they want to use, whether that be ‘full service for the full price, or less service for a lower price’.
According to Magdalena is the position of the Board is not a violation of net neutrality, but in practice, this would amount to a situation where isps, in certain parts of the internet shut down, unless extra is paid. For net neutrality to establish, in a directive, is the support of the Council.
During the debate had Meps, incidentally, a criticism on the capture of net neutrality in Dutch law: the Netherlands would be too far forward have been at the European negotiations. According to several parliamentarians, the Netherlands had to wait and had the subject at the European level have to be settled.