Internet neutrality has become a rather hot topic in recent months, especially when an American court ruled against the FTC, stating that the organization did not have the power to legally oblige internet service providers to comply with the rules of internet neutrality.
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Now, as everything indicates, the focus has shifted to Europe, where 28 member countries of the European Union are preparing to vote for the new digital policy. The package contains basic laws on Internet neutrality.
Since the Companies will no longer be allowed to discriminate against traffic from competitors or others, the big tech companies are none too happy with the European Union and the phone companies.
ISPs want to be able to charge Google higher amounts to access high-speed networks. speeds on the Internet, for its services, such as YouTube.
As things stand, ISPs will be more than happy to charge both their customers and companies like Google large sums for a high-quality connection to stream their content over broadband rather than low-end. quality connections.
The issue, of course, is much more serious than that. Of course Google might resent it, but it's a big enough company to 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 the European Union will vote on this Thursday also includes an end to all roaming charges. This means that the calls, SMS and Internet data will cost the same in every country of the European Union.
