German regulator bans zero-rating mobile tariffs
by Harry Baldock, Total Telecom
Thursday 28 April 22
The Germany Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has told Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone Deutschland that they may no longer offer their zero-rating tariffs, which have been deemed incompatible with net neutrality
Since 2015, the European Union has had legal protections in place supporting the concept of net neutrality, which guarantees users’ rights to access content on the internet without discrimination from the telecoms companies that operate the network. In short, net neutrality means that operators cannot restrict or throttle traffic to certain internet addresses or impose restrictions on certain types of traffic, with a few exceptions for legal and security reasons…
Since 2015, the European Union has had legal protections in place supporting the concept of net neutrality, which guarantees users’ rights to access content on the internet without discrimination from the telecoms companies that operate the network. In short, net neutrality means that operators cannot restrict or throttle traffic to certain internet addresses or impose restrictions on certain types of traffic, with a few exceptions for legal and security reasons…
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