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Resent-From: <d004620@polito.it> From: Estelle Massé, Access Now <info@act.accessnow.org> Date: 28 giugno 2016 10:01:01 CEST To: demartin@polito.it Subject: Action Alert: Final push for Net Neutrality in the EU Reply-To: Estelle Massé, Access Now <info@act.accessnow.org>
Hi Juan Carlos,
Don’t forget! Net Neutrality is on the line in the EU, and the regulators want to hear what you have to say. Take action now to stand up for Net Neutrality.
With your help, we can achieve effective, comprehensive Net Neutrality protection in the EU. And a more open internet in Europe means a better internet for everyone around the world. To find out more, check out our original email below.
Help keep the momentum going by taking action today!
Estelle
Hi Juan Carlos,
I have great news! The regulators responsible for defining how Net Neutrality rules are implemented across the EU have released a draft guideline, and it’s pretty good. Now, the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) is accepting comments on the draft, so we have one last opportunity to make sure Net Neutrality rules in the EU are the strongest possible.
Take action now to help BEREC turn its good work to protect Net Neutrality into something truly great, and to ensure that the internet stays free and open.
It’s a good moment for Net Neutrality globally -- yesterday in the US, a court ruling solidified and reaffirmed the country’s open internet rules. And BEREC can build on this victory. Thanks to activists like you, the EU has already adopted the Telecoms Single Market regulation, which contains critical protections for Net Neutrality. Now, BEREC -- tasked with creating guidelines for implementing Net Neutrality in Europe -- can close any remaining loopholes in the TSM.
We’re almost there already. BEREC has been under extreme pressure from companies like Telefónica, Deutche Telecom, and Orange. But it has stayed strong against the lobbyists. Its draft guidelines for implementing Net Neutrality ban “sub-internet” zero rating offers like Facebook’s Free Basics. That’s a huge win for us. These types of zero rating programmes deny access to the full internet, and disproportionately discriminate against underprivileged users. They empower huge companies to decide what is accessible and what is not, which limits free expression, stifles innovation, and threatens the free and open internet.
But there’s a problem. The draft takes a different, more ambiguous approach to the type of zero rating programmes that telcos have implemented. The text leaves it open for regulators to misinterpret the rules and allow programmes that put at risk users’ choice, freedom to receive and impart information, and media plurality. Some regulators would enforce the rules properly, but others might not have the resources -- or the desire -- to do so, leaving some internet users in Europe at risk of Net Neutrality violations.
We are so, so close to getting everything needed to ensure comprehensive Net Neutrality in the EU. BEREC has already taken a strong stance against zero rating despite pressure from corporate lobbyists. A word of encouragement from concerned internet users like you could make all the difference in helping regulators clarify the guidelines. Act now to help put an end to net discrimination in the EU for good.
Act now to help put an end to net discrimination in the EU for good.
Thanks for all you do,
Estelle
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