AMSTERDAM – The Dutch parliament is set to approve a twice-delayed bill that would force mobile Internet providers to let their customers use Skype and other third-party services on their networks without charging extra or giving preferential treatment to their own offerings.
If passed and approved by the senate, it would set an example in Europe as the strongest "net neutrality" law on record.
Telecommunications companies oppose the move, saying it will make it difficult for them to give quality guarantees and they won't expand their networks if they can't profit from them.
But advocates say the bill will spur innovation. It is seen as benefiting major software companies, notably Facebook, Skype owner Microsoft, and Google.
沒有留言:
張貼留言