{"id":578,"date":"2014-03-25T08:00:54","date_gmt":"2014-03-25T08:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/convergedsystems.com\/blog\/?p=578"},"modified":"2018-10-09T11:56:36","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T16:56:36","slug":"net-neutrality-law-clears-european-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.convergedsystems.com\/blog\/net-neutrality-law-clears-european-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Net Neutrality Law Clears European Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.convergedsystems.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Cloud-Services.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1155\" src=\"http:\/\/www.convergedsystems.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Cloud-Services-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"fcc net neutrality\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.convergedsystems.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Cloud-Services-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.convergedsystems.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Cloud-Services-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Last Tuesday, a panel of European lawmakers <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/03\/19\/business\/international\/eu-panel-adopts-net-neutrality-and-mobile-roaming-rules.html?_r=0\" class=\"external external_icon\" rel=\"nofollow\">voted <\/a>to enforce tougher measures to provide citizens with equal access to the Internet and eliminate cellphone roaming charges among the 28-member European Union.<\/p>\n<p>The idea is to create a single market for electronic communications, so Internet and cellphone users are provided with equal access to all data and mobile services. Those against the proposal include some providers and lawmakers. The main concern is losing revenue when users roam in other countries. \u00a0Additionally, providers would not be allowed to interfere with digital content or have control over what content loads faster, what loads slower and what doesn\u2019t load at all.<\/p>\n<p>Some consumers believe that the drafted proposal is too vague, and want more clarification of which services telecommunication companies can charge extra for.<\/p>\n<p>Those in favor support the equal access opportunities. Pilar de Castillo, a Spanish member of the Parliament, said that if the law passed, \u201cPosting a picture on Facebook or having a look at emails while abroad will be easier and we should no longer expect shockingly high bills for our mobile communications.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Regarding specialized services, like telesurgery or intensive cloud computing, the general agreement among the Parliament is that these services will be offered at a higher fee, as long as it doesn\u2019t affect the quality of services provided to other consumers.<\/p>\n<p>A similar situation is occurring in the U.S., where carriers like Verizon have upgraded to bigger broadband networks to provide faster, more reliable services. Because of this, many companies are opposed to net neutrality and believe the company should be able to manage their networks as they please. However, U.S. regulators believe that such costly upgrades will give large, rich companies an unfair advantage and hinder the opportunities for startup companies.<\/p>\n<p>The European Parliament is set to vote on the new legislation on April 2 or 3.<\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox external\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.convergedsystems.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F578&#038;t=Net%20Neutrality%20Law%20Clears%20European%20Committee&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.convergedsystems.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F578&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.convergedsystems.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F03%2FCloud-Services-300x225.jpg&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Net%20Neutrality%20Law%20Clears%20European%20Committee\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.convergedsystems.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/64x64\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox external\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.convergedsystems.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F578&#038;text=Hey%20check%20this%20out\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.convergedsystems.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/64x64\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-linkedin nolightbox external\" data-provider=\"linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.convergedsystems.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F578&#038;title=Net%20Neutrality%20Law%20Clears%20European%20Committee\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"linkedin\" title=\"Share on Linkedin\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.convergedsystems.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/64x64\/linkedin.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Tuesday, a panel of European lawmakers voted to enforce tougher measures to provide citizens with equal access to the Internet and eliminate cellphone roaming charges among the 28-member European Union. 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