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Title: Netherlands signs Net neutrality principles into law
Post by: pctech on Jun 09, 2011, 14:36:24
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/09/netherlands_1st_european_country_to_adopt_net_neutrality/

Terrific news, will ofcom follow suit?
Title: Re: Netherlands signs Net neutrality principles into law
Post by: Technical Ben on Jun 09, 2011, 15:41:13
In a word? No.
does the Netherlands have anything to gain from a monopoly recharging for the same content many times over, during the same delivery? (IE once to the customer, once to the provider, once to the website, twice to the customer for the content type, then again for the protocol, then again for the bandwidth... need I go on?)
Title: Re: Netherlands signs Net neutrality principles into law
Post by: pctech on Jun 09, 2011, 15:46:53
All data should be treated equally.

Title: Re: Netherlands signs Net neutrality principles into law
Post by: Technical Ben on Jun 09, 2011, 17:24:47
But some Data is more equal than others?  :whistle:
Title: Re: Netherlands signs Net neutrality principles into law
Post by: pctech on Jun 09, 2011, 17:29:05
I just dont want BT to get away with classiying data on its backhaul network.

Any network mangerment should be down to the ISP I pay my money to so if I don't like their network management style I can move.

Title: Re: Netherlands signs Net neutrality principles into law
Post by: Gary on Jun 12, 2011, 14:01:33
Quote from: pctech on Jun 09, 2011, 17:29:05
so if I don't like their network management style I can move.
Moving country might be an option there Mitch  ;D
Title: Re: Netherlands signs Net neutrality principles into law
Post by: pctech on Jun 12, 2011, 14:44:11
 ;D

I just wish Zen would unbundle some exchanges down here so that apart from the physical copper loop, I can dispense with BT and effectively be 'on net'