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The new EU telecoms regulation - some comments
by Gordon Lennox 25 Mar '14

25 Mar '14

"After she won the vote in ITRE yesterday Pilar del Castillo published this FAQ on the controversial Open Internet provisions of the Telecom Single Market Regulation. We (EDRI) took the liberty of commenting on her answers." http://edri.org/faq-open-internet-provisions-telecoms-single-market-regulat…

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"How the Internet works and ..."
by Gordon Lennox 23 Mar '14

23 Mar '14

An NN primer? "For most of us, the internet is what you’re looking at right now—what you see on your web browser. But the internet itself is comprised of the fiber optic cables, the servers, the proverbial series of tubes, all owned by the companies that built it. The content we access online is stored on servers and transmitted through networks owned by lots of different groups, but the magic of the internet protocol lets it all function as the integrated experience we know and, from time to time, love." http://qz.com/187034/how-the-internet-works-and-why-its-impossible-to-know-… Well maybe sort of... Gordon

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cooperation-wg Digest, Vol 27, Issue 6 (EP "Connected Continent" and Internet Fast Lane provisions?)
by Innocenzo Genna 22 Mar '14

22 Mar '14

Hello everybody, regarding the "fast lane provision” and the ITRE voting of yesterday (18 March). The real problem is not really with the “specialized service” provision, because the current definition: 15) “specialized service” means an electronic communications service optimized for specific content, applications or services, or a combination thereof, provided over logically distinct capacity and relying on strict admission control from end to end. It is not marketed or usable as a substitute for internet access service; [its application layer is not functionally identical to services and applications available over the public internet access service;] If this is the text approved by ITRE, it is is sufficiently precise, although it would have been better if the Trautman amendment (the one in brackets) had been approved too (but it was not). The real problem for me derives from the ability of ISPs to discriminate online service by charging different kind of connectivity prices. This could create a 2-tier Internet scenario. I mentioned this risk in my blog: http://radiobruxelleslibera.wordpress.com/2014/03/18/lights-and-darkness-of… Marjete Schaake is right in being worried, because this reform (if approved in this form) would make the Dutch NN legislation to be contrast with EU law. In fact, the Dutch rules prohibit price connectivity differentiation when aimed at discriminating online services. Kind regards, Innocenzo (Board member Euroispa) ----------------------------------------- Innocenzo Genna Genna Cabinet Sprl 1050 Bruxelles - Belgium Skype: innonews Twitter: @InnoGenna Email: inno(a)innogenna.it my blog:http://radiobruxelleslibera.wordpress.com/ my music: www.innocenzogenna.com Il giorno 19/mar/2014, alle ore 17:51, cooperation-wg-request(a)ripe.net ha scritto: > Send cooperation-wg mailing list submissions to > cooperation-wg(a)ripe.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://www.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/cooperation-wg > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > cooperation-wg-request(a)ripe.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > cooperation-wg-owner(a)ripe.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of cooperation-wg digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. EP "Connected Continent" and Internet Fast Lane provisions? > (Meredith Whittaker) > 2. Re: EP "Connected Continent" and Internet Fast Lane > provisions? (Meredith Whittaker) > 3. Re: EP "Connected Continent" and Internet Fast Lane > provisions? (Gordon Lennox) > 4. Re: EP "Connected Continent" and Internet Fast Lane > provisions? (Gordon Lennox) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 11:23:40 -0400 > From: Meredith Whittaker <meredithrachel(a)google.com> > Subject: [cooperation-wg] EP "Connected Continent" and Internet Fast > Lane provisions? > To: "cooperation-wg(a)ripe.net" <cooperation-wg(a)ripe.net> > Message-ID: > <CAHx-7OwcCEc_JMJobjC37v_hMrWHt2_CJgE0kynSSn+AJtQVHQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi all, > > Interested in your thoughts on the EP vote to approve the Connected > Continent legislation. > > The press release<http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20140318IPR39210/ht…>states > that, "Companies would still able to offer specialized services of > higher quality, such as video on demand and business-critical > data-intensive cloud applications, provided that this does not interfere > with the internet speeds promised to other customers." > > This appears to be allowing for "fast lane" service. At least, that's how > it's being read in the US trade press. > > Thoughts? > > Cheers, > Meredith > > -- > > Meredith Whittaker > Program Manager, Google Research > Google NYC >

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Re: [cooperation-wg] EP "Connected Continent" and Internet Fast Lane provisions?
by Wouter van Hulten 21 Mar '14

21 Mar '14

Hi Meredith, Dutch MEP Marietje Schaake posted on her blog: http://www.marietjeschaake.eu/2014/03/mep-net-neutrality-and-the-open-inter… http://thenextweb.com/eu/2014/03/18/meps-vote-approve-net-neutrality-plan-a… If these rules go through, the Dutch net neutrality law in force since 1 januari 2013 is threatened, as commented on in these articles http://www.telecompaper.com/nieuws/itre-stemt-voor-telecompakket-kroes--100… and http://www.computeridee.nl/nieuws/nederlandse-netneutraliteit-onder-vuur-do…. regards, Wouter Colocation Research www.coloresearch.com<http://www.coloresearch.com> ________________________________ From: cooperation-wg-bounces(a)ripe.net [cooperation-wg-bounces(a)ripe.net] on behalf of Meredith Whittaker [meredithrachel(a)google.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 4:23 PM To: cooperation-wg(a)ripe.net Subject: [cooperation-wg] EP "Connected Continent" and Internet Fast Lane provisions? Hi all, Interested in your thoughts on the EP vote to approve the Connected Continent legislation. The press release<http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20140318IPR39210/ht…> states that, "Companies would still able to offer specialized services of higher quality, such as video on demand and business-critical data-intensive cloud applications, provided that this does not interfere with the internet speeds promised to other customers." This appears to be allowing for "fast lane" service. At least, that's how it's being read in the US trade press. Thoughts? Cheers, Meredith -- Meredith Whittaker Program Manager, Google Research Google NYC

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European Commission: EP committee vote...
by Gordon Lennox 20 Mar '14

20 Mar '14

http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/ep-committee-vote-takes-us-one-s…

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Commission: Towards further Globalisation of the Internet
by Gordon Lennox 20 Mar '14

20 Mar '14

http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-14-70_en.htm?locale=en

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European Commission: Tomorrow's Internet starts now: get ready!
by Gordon Lennox 20 Mar '14

20 Mar '14

http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-14-197_en.htm

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EP "Connected Continent" and Internet Fast Lane provisions?
by Meredith Whittaker 19 Mar '14

19 Mar '14

Hi all, Interested in your thoughts on the EP vote to approve the Connected Continent legislation. The press release<http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20140318IPR39210/ht…>states that, "Companies would still able to offer specialized services of higher quality, such as video on demand and business-critical data-intensive cloud applications, provided that this does not interfere with the internet speeds promised to other customers." This appears to be allowing for "fast lane" service. At least, that's how it's being read in the US trade press. Thoughts? Cheers, Meredith -- Meredith Whittaker Program Manager, Google Research Google NYC

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FW: [rtldo] the Future of IANA - CENTR background paper
by Wim Degezelle 19 Mar '14

19 Mar '14

Hi All, We've just published a background paper on IANA - IG debate. Best Wim From: Wim Degezelle [mailto:wim@centr.org] Sent: woensdag 19 maart 2014 10:41 To: ga(a)centr.org Cc: rtldo(a)aptld.org; igf(a)centr.org Subject: [rtldo] the Future of IANA - CENTR background paper Hi All The announcement of the United States Government of its intent to transition key Internet domain function has created a lot of commotion in the Internet Governance ecosystem. It is probably one of the most important events that will determine the current and future Internet Governance debates. CENTR has put together a concise background paper to help all interested to take a step back and get some background and basic insight to better understand the ongoing discussion and why it is relevant for ccTLD registries. You can download the paper on the CENTR website: the Future of IANA - CENTR background paper https://centr.org/Future_of_IANA-CENTR_background_paper-March-2014 Kind regards Wim signature2 To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rtldo+unsubscribe(a)aptld.org.

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IANA Globalization Progress
by Alain Van Gaever 18 Mar '14

18 Mar '14

Thanks Chris for keeping us in the loop! While I will not put forward an opinion of my own on these announcements (I am not sufficiently informed to do so). I did find two articles that ask some relevant questions regarding these developments . http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140316_if_the_stakeholders_already_control_… http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140317_is_ntias_transition_decision_right_d… Alain Van Gaever Co-chair Coop WG On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 1:09 PM, Chris Buckridge <chrisb(a)ripe.net> wrote: > Dear colleagues, > > For those not on other RIPE mailing lists, significant announcements were > made yesterday by the US government and the "I*" group of Internet > technical organisations (including the RIPE NCC) regarding the oversight > arrangements for the IANA functions. Details available via the URL below. > > I look forward to the RIPE community discussion of what these developments > will mean for RIPE, the RIPE NCC and the RIR communities more broadly. > > Best regards, > Chris Buckridge > Senior External Relations Officer, RIPE NCC > > Begin forwarded message: > > > From: nick <nick(a)ripe.net> > > Subject: [comms] [news] Internet Technical Leaders Welcome IANA > Globalization Progress > > Date: 15 March 2014 12:33:53 GMT+1 > > To: ripe-list(a)ripe.net, ncc-announce(a)ripe.net > > > > Internet Technical Leaders Welcome IANA Globalization Progress > > > > The leaders of the Internet technical organizations responsible for > coordination of the Internet infrastructure (IETF, IAB, RIRs, ccTLD ROs, > ICANN, ISOC, and W3C), welcome the US Government's announcement of the > suggested changes related to the IANA functions contract. > > > > Their complete statement can be found here: > > > http://www.nro.net/news/internet-technical-leaders-welcome-iana-globalizati… > > > > > > Regards, > > Nick Hyrka > > Communications Manager > > RIPE NCC > > > > > > > > > > >

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