Look at what happened in the US, net neutrality was not an issue, just like it isn't really in the EU at this time, then services like Hulu/Netflix/Youtube appeared. In the US like in Europe most ISPs are either Cable companies or Telecoms which offer their own IPTV. Now you as a ISP have a competing service using your network, why would you just tolerate that if you don't have to?
For the same reason I'm paying much less for higher speeds than the average US household. Unlike most places in the US, there's competition in the ISP market in my country. I live in a city of less than 100K, and I have four ISPs offering me fiber.
Why not? How is the EU's common market supposed to work if we just keep implementing things like this on a country by country basis.
How is the common market hampered by this particular regulation being implemented at a national level?
Again I don't think this will be an issue, even if you allow for special cases, Netflix should never be special, and neither should probably 99% of services available today. VoIP is special (and I guess is already treated as such by ISPs) because it is a replacement for PSTN which was special and you can't have voice communication be degraded because people are watching the World Cup final or whatever.
What about real time video communication? What about real time 3D environments, when they appear? Say real time VR becomes feasible, and a school wants to implement remote education for the underclass?
And that's just an example I came up with in 30s. Thinking that all important services that can be invented have been invented already is just silly.
Let's put it this way, what would be the harm of having a common net neutrality law in Europe? Wouldn't that just mean that if you want to do business inside the EU you won't have to worry about being blackmailed by ISPs in 28 different countries?
But do you already?
Laws are important, but they impose costs. Financial, administrative, and potentially worse. It's fine for us to say "No discrimination for traffic except for VoIP!", but a law will be a 30 page document that will still leave plenty for well paid lawyers to discuss and find loopholes over.
Trying to start a small ISP? Better make sure your QoS tables are exactly like the law says, or you might get shutdown if your competitors find out - but when was the last time you saw a law that could be objectively translated into a technical spec?
And then there's the fact that a EU-wide net legislation is a great opportunity for the lobbyists of the media industry to stick their clauses into.
And finally, EU officials have made some worrying claims about censorship "for the children!" for me to trust them with such things.
No, thanks. Let's talk again if and when it becomes a problem, not before.
For the same reason I'm paying much less for higher speeds than the average US household. Unlike most places in the US, there's competition in the ISP market in my country. I live in a city of less than 100K, and I have four ISPs offering me fiber.
Why not? How is the EU's common market supposed to work if we just keep implementing things like this on a country by country basis.
How is the common market hampered by this particular regulation being implemented at a national level?
Again I don't think this will be an issue, even if you allow for special cases, Netflix should never be special, and neither should probably 99% of services available today. VoIP is special (and I guess is already treated as such by ISPs) because it is a replacement for PSTN which was special and you can't have voice communication be degraded because people are watching the World Cup final or whatever.
What about real time video communication? What about real time 3D environments, when they appear? Say real time VR becomes feasible, and a school wants to implement remote education for the underclass?
And that's just an example I came up with in 30s. Thinking that all important services that can be invented have been invented already is just silly.
Let's put it this way, what would be the harm of having a common net neutrality law in Europe? Wouldn't that just mean that if you want to do business inside the EU you won't have to worry about being blackmailed by ISPs in 28 different countries?
But do you already?
Laws are important, but they impose costs. Financial, administrative, and potentially worse. It's fine for us to say "No discrimination for traffic except for VoIP!", but a law will be a 30 page document that will still leave plenty for well paid lawyers to discuss and find loopholes over.
Trying to start a small ISP? Better make sure your QoS tables are exactly like the law says, or you might get shutdown if your competitors find out - but when was the last time you saw a law that could be objectively translated into a technical spec?
And then there's the fact that a EU-wide net legislation is a great opportunity for the lobbyists of the media industry to stick their clauses into.
And finally, EU officials have made some worrying claims about censorship "for the children!" for me to trust them with such things.
No, thanks. Let's talk again if and when it becomes a problem, not before.