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Event Report: International Trends In Network Usage Fees, October 4, 2023

Date published:
October 30, 2023
Medianama
On October 4, MediaNama conducted a discussion on network usage fees, based on issues raised in response to the TRAI’s consultation on regulation of over-the-top (OTT) services. The discussion focused broadly on the implications of charging network fees, what is the sender party network system and clarifications on the framework of South Korea and Europe, and the impact of fair share contribution from OTTS on net neutrality.

About the discussion

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What happened to the internet without net neutrality?

Date published:
October 26, 2023
NPR
Data travels over the internet in packets, and when the internet first evolved, the internet service providers weren't able to look into these data packets. Read more about What happened to the internet without net neutrality?
Divided FCC Approves Net Neutrality NPRM

Date published:
October 19, 2023
Communications Daily
FCC commissioners divided Thursday on a vote to reestablish net neutrality rules, during the agency's first open meeting with a full commission since Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel took the helm (see 2310130051). Commissioners Brendan Carr and Nathan Simington voted against an NPRM seeking comment on a proposal to return to 2015 rules that classified broadband as a Title II telecom service. Read more about Divided FCC Approves Net Neutrality NPRM
Reactions to FCC's Net Neutrality Proceeding

Date published:
October 19, 2023
Benton Institute
“I’m pleased that the FCC started the process to bring back net neutrality for all Americans and restore its oversight over the companies we pay to get online," said Barbara van Schewick, Director of Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society. "Under the leadership of Chair Jessica Rosenworcel, the FCC is now on the path to restoring commonsense net neutrality protections that ensure that we, the people who use the internet, get to decide what we do online, without interference from the companies we pay to get online." Read more about Reactions to FCC's Net Neutrality Proceeding
FCC begins unwinding its Trump-era abdication of broadband oversight

Date published:
October 19, 2023
Fast Company
“[T]he FCC is now on the path to restoring common sense net neutrality protections that ensure that we, the people who use the internet, get to decide what we do online, without interference from the companies we pay to get online,” Stanford Law School professor Barbara van Schewick says in a statement. Read more about FCC begins unwinding its Trump-era abdication of broadband oversight
FCC begins unwinding its Trump-era abdication of broadband oversight

Date published:
October 19, 2023
The Fifth Skill News
“[T]he FCC is now on the path to restoring commonsense net neutrality protections that ensure that we, the people who use the internet, get to decide what we do online, without interference from the companies we pay to get online,” Stanford Law School professor Barbara van Schewick says in a statement. Read more about FCC begins unwinding its Trump-era abdication of broadband oversight
Telcos respond to online communication regulation

Date published:
October 19, 2023
Broadcast and Cable SAT
Moreover, as Professor Barbara van Schewick points out in her counter-comments, some online platforms, like YouTube, give customers the option of reducing video quality. Read more about Telcos respond to online communication regulation
Save The Internet Slams COAI’s Attempt to Misdirect TRAI on Net Neutrality

Date published:
October 16, 2023
Clayton County Press
The controversy stems from a consultation conducted by TRAI in July, in which telcos advocated for communication platforms to pay a network fee for using their infrastructure. Experts, including Standford law professor Barbara van Schewick, have raised concerns that such a fee structure could violate net neutrality. In light of this, the SaveTheInternet campaign was revived, highlighting the potential negative impact of additional regulation and network fees on internet services. Read more about Save The Internet Slams COAI’s Attempt to Misdirect TRAI on Net Neutrality
How Fear and Greed Could Choke India’s Internet

Date published:
October 12, 2023
Washington Post
Some Indian wireless carriers claim that Europe has already agreed on a burden-sharing arrangement between networks and content firms. That’s just misinformation. Brussels has agreed to no such thing, as Stanford University law professor Barbara van Schewick explained at a panel discussion hosted by MediaNama, which provides analysis on technology policy in India. Read more about How Fear and Greed Could Choke India’s Internet
Fair-Share Contribution Hinders Free And Open Network: MediaNama Speakers Counter COAI’s Statement

Date published:
October 10, 2023
Medianama
Stanford’s Barbara Van Schewick and South Korea’s Professor Park break down how charging network usage fees violates net neutrality. Read more about Fair-Share Contribution Hinders Free And Open Network: MediaNama Speakers Counter COAI’s Statement
MediaNama Daily: Stanford Professor On False Assumptions Around EU’s Network Fees Situation

Date published:
October 9, 2023
Medianama
Stanford professor on misconceptions around EU’s network fees situation, Bombay HC excluding internet broadcasting from copyright statutory license, and more. Read more about MediaNama Daily: Stanford Professor On False Assumptions Around EU’s Network Fees Situation
Unfair Competition Among ISPs, Unequal Access To Internet: Experts On How Network Usage Fees Threaten Net Neutrality

Date published:
October 9, 2023
Medianama
Read more about Unfair Competition Among ISPs, Unequal Access To Internet: Experts On How Network Usage Fees Threaten Net Neutrality
Panellist Barbara van Schewick explains that fundamentally, network fees will lead to a system wherein some companies, which offer popular services, will be charged, while others may be excluded from such levy. A differential treatment among companies based on the services they provide will further lead to “economic discrimination”.
The Idea That The European Parliament Voted In Favour Of Network Fees Is False: Barbara Van Schewick Clarifies

Date published:
October 6, 2023
Medianama
During the conversation, Van Schewick pointed out that no legislative procedure had been initiated, or regulations were considered, by the European Parliament for the implementation of network fees. She further termed submissions suggesting the same in response to TRAI’s consultation paper on the topic as a “huge misinformation campaign”. Read more about The Idea That The European Parliament Voted In Favour Of Network Fees Is False: Barbara Van Schewick Clarifies
Why Countries Should Not Mess With Interconnection Agreements

Date published:
October 4, 2023
Medianama
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“I think a tiny, tiny fraction, significantly less than 1% have any sort of paid relationship, and that includes transit. Things that are formally requiring, asking for help in carrying traffic, that includes that,” Starzak said. Barbara van Schewick, law professor at Stanford Law School added to this explaining that there are two kinds of interconnection agreements that operate today.
Network Fees Could Splinter The Internet: Stanford Law Professor Barbara Van Schewick Responds To TRAI’s Consultation On OTT Regulation

Date published:
September 11, 2023
Medianama
Van Schewick is a professor of law at Stanford Law School. Her submission to TRAI focused on pointing out how network usage fees violate the principles of net neutrality. Read more about Network Fees Could Splinter The Internet: Stanford Law Professor Barbara Van Schewick Responds To TRAI’s Consultation On OTT Regulation
Yes, Network Fees Violate Net Neutrality

Date published:
July 19, 2023
Allied for Startups
Barbara van Schewick, a leading expert on net neutrality, a professor at Stanford Law School, and the director of Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet Society has joined with other luminaries of the free and open internet to second this opinion. In her latest article, Professor van Schewick also points out that the European Court of Justice has been clear on the interpretation of the Open Internet Regulation. In four different rulings between 2020 and 2021, the ECJ considered that treating traffic differently economically constituted a Net Neutrality violation. Read more about Yes, Network Fees Violate Net Neutrality
Telecoms Detail Their Dumb Plan To Force Tech Giants To Pay Them Billions For No Reason

Date published:
May 23, 2023
Telecoms Detail Their Dumb Plan To Force Tech Giants To Pay Them Billions For No Reason
Stanford net neutrality expert Barbara van Schewick dropped a statement in my inbox pointing to a broader blog post on the proposal, noting that this was, once again, telecoms attempting to get paid twice for the same service: Read more about Telecoms Detail Their Dumb Plan To Force Tech Giants To Pay Them Billions For No Reason
Barbara van Schewick: Net neutrality and the future of the internet

Date published:
February 24, 2023
Stanford University School of Engineering - The Future of Everything
While many users remain blissfully unaware, a battle is raging for the future of the internet. On the one hand are the large phone and cable companies who want to promote their services and to charge more for video and other data. On the other are people, like guest Barbara van Schewick, a lawyer, who champions a more democratic approach known as net neutrality. Net neutrality guarantees unfettered access for all and makes sure that we get to choose what we do online, van Schewick tells host Russ Altman on this episode of Stanford Engineering’s The Future of Everything podcast. Read more about Barbara van Schewick: Net neutrality and the future of the internet
Consumer Advocates Angry that New Privacy Law Erodes Oversight of Telecom Monopolies

Date published:
August 11, 2022
TechDirt
Read more about Consumer Advocates Angry that New Privacy Law Erodes Oversight of Telecom Monopolies
In conversations with numerous consumer advocates and experts in recent weeks, I’ve noticed a weird tension going on both inside and between many consumer groups because of this. Many groups don’t want anything to undermine the nation’s first chance at a real privacy law, so they’re either reticent to mention it at all, or don’t want their employees making too much noise about it.
Could Net Neutrality Make a Comeback?

Date published:
August 5, 2022
Marketplace
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House and Senate Democrats introduced a bill last week that aims to bring back net neutrality. The rules were originally put in place by the Barack Obama administration in 2015 to prohibit internet providers from selectively favoring, blocking or slowing content on the internet.

The Donald Trump administration rolled back those rules, arguing that the Federal Communications Commission didn’t have the power to enforce them.

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