Net neutrality has become a rather hot topic theme in recent months, especially when a US court ruled against the FTC, saying the organization lacked the power to legally compel ISPs to comply with net neutrality rules.
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Now, as everything shows, the focus has shifted to Europe, where the 28 member countries of the European Union are preparing to vote on the new digital policy legislation. The packet contains key laws related to net neutrality.
Since companies will no longer be allowed to discriminate against competitors or other types of traffic, large technology companies are not very pleased with the European Union and with telephone companies.
ISPs want to be able to charge Google higher amounts to access networks high-speed Internet, for its services, such as YouTube.
As it stands, ISPs will be more than happy as they will charge both their customers and companies like Google large sums for a high quality link to stream their content over broadband rather than low. quality connections.
The issue, of course, is much more serious than that. Of course Google might resent it, but it's big enough company and will bear the cost. The problem it is with consumers, who in order to have reliable connections, will have to pay very dearly.
The debate on net neutrality raises concerns about whether the new rules will make Internet access inaccessible to many Europeans.
The new package of laws that the European Union will vote on this Thursday also includes the end of charges for all roaming. This means that calls, SMS and data on the Internet will cost the same in every country in the European Union.
