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Telecoms Promise 5G Networks If EU Cripples Net Neutrality (theverge.com)

Posted by EditorDavid on from the innovation-at-a-price dept.

An anonymous reader quotes The Verge: A group of 20 major telcos including Deutsche Telekom, Nokia, Vodafone, and BT promise to launch 5G networks in every country in the European Union by 2020 -- so long as governments decide to weaken net neutrality rules. The coalition's plans are outlined in its "5G Manifesto," a seven-page document that details how the companies will roll 5G out across the continent over the next few years. However, by warning against regulation that would ensure an open internet and encouraging nations to water rules down, the companies are effectively holding the new technology for ransom... "The EU must reconcile the need for open Internet with pragmatic rules that foster innovation," reads the manifesto. "The telecom industry warns that current net neutrality guidelines, as put forward by [the Body of European Regulators], create significant uncertainties around 5G return on investment..."
The EU is asking the public to share their feedback on the manifesto.

3 of 194 comments (clear)

  1. What's bad for the telcos by pr0t0 · · Score: 4, Informative

    If the telcos don't want it, it must be good for the consumer.

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  2. And the price tiers ... by Calydor · · Score: 3, Informative

    5G Price Tiers:

    50 Euro/month, 2 GB data cap, throttle to 64 kbps when you pass it for the rest of the month.
    100 Euro/month, 3 GB data cap, throttle to 64 kbps when you pass it for the rest of the month.

    And so on and so forth. They already do it with 4G, why not 5?

    Yes, I really did see the other day a data plan for 21.6 mbps downstream, 1 GB monthly data cap and 64 kbps throttle.

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  3. Survey by tsa · · Score: 4, Informative

    I tried to fill in the survey that is linked to above. First you have to state if you act for a company or as an individual. I filled in Individual. Then I had to answer many mandatory questions about the company I represented and how important 5G was for my company. After that came questions like:

    5G European deployment should also target as priority from the start the services that enable creation of ecosystems with vertical industries, namely mMTC and URLL classes of use cases

    Agree
    Neutral
    Disagree

    Yeah, I can easily aswer questions like this as an individual who just uses his phone for YouTube and Whatsapp. Thanks EU for the nice survey.

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