Keywords
K23, Internet, network neutrality, network management, zero-rating, regulation, operator, content and application provider, end user
Abstract
Network neutrality means that all electronic communications passing through a network are treated equally, independent of their content, application, service, device, or sender and receiver addresses. Network neutrality serves to promote the development of innovative online content and applications. It also plays an important role for the freedom of expression and the freedom to communicate. The basic requirements for network neutrality include: competition on the Internet access services market and its transparency, as well as ease of changing the provider of Internet access services. Current threats to network neutrality include: network management in public communications networks, vertical integration of network and content layers, zero-rating, as well as the proposals submitted by network operators to change their business model. Technical means employed in network management pose threats to the privacy of end-users. To counter these threats, several EU Member States have enacted strict national network neutrality laws. A draft Regulation on the open Internet has also been proposed on the EU level.
Recommended Citation
Nałęcz, A. (2015). Network Neutrality. internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (internet Quarterly on Antitrust and Regulation), 4(6), 26-43. Retrieved from https://press.wz.uw.edu.pl/ikar/vol4/iss6/3
First Page
26
Last Page
43
Page Count
17
Publisher
University of Warsaw
