Då kommer min fråga: Men om staterna själva vill blockera något då? Kommer deras 'överseende' kunna tvinga operatörerna att regulera trafiken som staten vill?
Jag tycker mig minnas att liknande saker hänt förut.
Thank you for your email raising concerns about the Telecoms Package. I appreciate your concern and agree that consumers should be able to freely use the internet .
We should all be able to decide to which service we wish to subscribe, in line with our own preferences and with respect to the type of service and content we want to access. Unfortunately, there has been a lot of negative and misleading publicity about this proposal. You may have been misled about the proposed changes to the EU communications framework laws. The reforms are intended to open up choice and competition, not restrict it. Existing national laws across the EU already allow operators to provide differentiated services, accommodating the diverse needs and desires of consumers across the market place.
The purpose of this review is to increase consumer protection, by strengthening operators' obligations to be transparent and provide information on contract conditions, including any limitations or restrictions which may apply to the services in question. In order for competition to operate effectively in the consumer interest, consumers need to be fully informed of the terms on which services are provided. They should also be free to switch providers easily and at no additional cost.
The European Parliament is also increasing the enforcement powers of national regulators, empowering them to impose minimum quality of service requirements on all operators and enabling them to take action against operators who are in breach of regulatory obligations.
These quality obligations would ensure that operators are not able to degrade, throttle and block applications, content or services in ways which are anticompetitive.
The current legislative framework has worked well in driving the development of internet services and promoting competition and innovation. This has had a positive impact on European competitiveness to the benefit of European citizens. These major improvements to the rules will provide incentives for investment in new broadband and wireless services.
The vote in Committee took place on 21 April, although no agreement was reached on amendment 138. The talks continue between the European Parliament and Commission and Council in an attempt to find a suitable compromise. My colleague, Malcolm Harbour MEP, is involved in these discussions. Any resulting agreement will be put before the European Parliament for approval on May 6.
Conservative MEPs in the European Parliament are committed to strong and active consumer protection in an open and competitive market. We will strive to ensure that your rights to access a wide range of content and services over the internet continue to be safeguarded.
Please do not hesitate to contact us again if you have any questions or comments.
Yours sincerely,
John Purvis
Member of the European Parliament for Scotland
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Läs även andra bloggares åsikter om tillägg, 138, 138/46, telekompaketet
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