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EU Free Data Roaming, Net Neutrality Plans In Jeopardy

Posted by timothy on from the can't-we-all-just-not-get-along? dept.

An anonymous reader writes EU free data roaming and net neutrality plans now look like they are in doubt as European regulators have dropped plans to ban roaming charges and have proposed net neutrality rules allowing privileged access in some cases. This comes as a U-turn of plans [compared to] 2014, when EU MEPs voted to scrap mobile roaming fees in Europe by 15th December 2015, with the proposal orginally covered on Slashdot in 2010."

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  1. Free roaming sounds nice... by danbob999 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    But when you think about it, what would stop a provider with a single antenna in say, Andorra or Vatican, to offer unlimited plans at Euro 5/month and free ride on providers with real network coverage?

    1. Re:Free roaming sounds nice... by danbob999 · · Score: 3, Informative

      You could use the same argument within a single country. The average person only needs coverage in his home city, right? Why would roaming across France be free when you live in Paris?

  2. Ok, there's only two questions to ask by Opportunist · · Score: 3, Insightful

    How much?
    and
    What MEPs?

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    We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
  3. Re:Not a U-Turn at ALL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    The actual rules are only eight pages. The rest is legal justification if the rules are litigated (go to 1:50 in the video):

    Wheeler Interviewed At MWC