[P2P-F] Fwd: [opennetcoalition] Net Neutrality: Dangerous Loopholes Remain After Key Vote by Lead EU Parliament Committee

[Michel Bauwens]

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From: La Quadrature du Net <contact at laquadrature.net>
Date: Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 5:11 AM
Subject: [opennetcoalition] Net Neutrality: Dangerous Loopholes Remain
After Key Vote by Lead EU Parliament Committee
To: opennetcoalition at laquadrature.net


Themes: NET NEUTRALITY, EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, EUROPEAN SINGLE MARKET FOR
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, INDUSTRY COMMITTEE, PILAR DEL CASTILLO VERA,
JENS ROHDE, CATHERINE TRAUTMANN, NEELIE KROES

La Quadrature du Net - For immediate release

Permanent link:
https://www.laquadrature.net/en/net-neutrality-dangerous-loopholes-remain-after-key-vote-by-lead-eu-parliament-committee


Net Neutrality: Dangerous Loopholes Remain After Key Vote by Lead EU
Parliament Committee



*** Brussels, 18 March 2014 -- The "Industry" (ITRE) committee has just
adopted its report on the Telecom Regulation and Net Neutrality. Despite
improvements - especially in comparison with Neelie Kroes' proposal [1] -,
the committee and its rapporteur, Pilar del Castillo Vera, bowed to the
pressure [2] of the telecom lobby, and major loopholes remain in the text.
If the Internet as we know it is to be protected from the rent-seeking
behaviour of big corporations dominating the digital economy, these
loopholes must be closed during the European Parliament vote in plenary
session on 3 April. ***

"Today's vote is a sign of the massive lobbying influence of big telecom
operators over the European legislative process. The regulation's big
loopholes will have to be corrected when the European Parliament casts its
final vote in a few weeks. The many MEPs who have proposed constructive
amendments at the committee stage now have an opportunity to table new
amendments across party lines so as to ensure that the general interest
prevails over the short-term commercial interests of the telecom industry."
said Miriam Artino, legal and policy analyst at La Quadrature du Net.

"What is at stake in this regulation is no less than the fate of the
Internet commons. Are we going to let big telecom operators and Internet
giants dictate the terms of the digital economy or will lawmakers adopt
strong binding principles making sure that the Internet remains a
decentralized platform for freedom of communication and innovation, where
citizens and new entrants can challenge entrenched players? This is the
crucial question that will soon be addressed through the upcoming plenary
vote, and one that citizens should ask to their elected representative in
Brussels ahead of the upcoming EU elections" concludes Félix Tréguer,
co-founder of La Quadrature du Net.





* References *

1.
https://www.laquadrature.net/en/kroes-unacceptable-anti-net-neutrality-law-rushed-despite-criticisms

2.
https://www.laquadrature.net/en/ft-telecoms-groups-blast-eu-net-neutrality-plans

3. http://www.savetheinternet.eu/

4. http://wepromise.eu/





** About La Quadrature du Net **


La Quadrature du Net is an advocacy group that defends the rights and
freedoms of citizens on the Internet. More specifically, it advocates for
the adaptation of French and European legislations to respect the founding
principles of the Internet, most notably the free circulation of knowledge.

In addition to its advocacy work, the group also aims to foster a better
understanding of legislative processes among citizens. Through specific and
pertinent information and tools, La Quadrature du Net hopes to encourage
citizens' participation in the public debate on rights and freedoms in the
digital age.

La Quadrature du Net is supported by French, European and international
NGOs including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Open Society
Institute and Privacy International.

List of supporting organisations:
https://www.laquadrature.net/en/they-support-la-quadrature-du-net




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