Network Neutrality and Zero-rating
This report was filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) along with an ex parte letter on February 19, 2015
CIS explores how changes in the architecture of computer networks affect the economic environment for innovation and competition on the Internet, and how the law should react to those changes. This work has lead us to analyze the issue of network neutrality, perhaps the Internet's most debated policy issue, which concerns Internet user's ability to access the content and software of their choice without interference from network providers.
This report was filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) along with an ex parte letter on February 19, 2015
Although much work has been done on applying the law of warfare to cyber attacks, far less attention has been paid to defining a law of cyber peace applicable below the armed attack threshold. Among the most important unanswered questions is what exactly nations’ due diligence obligations are to one another and to the private sector, as well as how these obligations should be translated into policy. Read more about Operationalizing Cybersecurity Due Diligence: A Transatlantic Comparative Case Study
On Tuesday, October 27, the European Parliament will vote on rules intended to protect network neutrality in the European Union (EU). However, the proposal about to be adopted fails to deliver network neutrality to the EU and is much weaker than current net neutrality rules in the United States. Fortunately, it’s not too late to change course. Members of Parliament can still secure meaningful network neutrality for Europe — if they adopt key amendments on Tuesday. Read more about Europe Is About to Adopt Bad Net Neutrality Rules. Here’s How to Fix The