Net Discrimination
We fight for a free and open internet, advocating for the Net Neutrality principle that internet access should be offered to everyone on a nondiscriminatory basis, without favoring certain websites, applications, or services.
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Leaked document reveals Commission’s concerns with Telco Regulation, publication delayed
While European Commissioner for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes was expected to publish the official proposal for a Regulation of the Telecom Single Market today, the announcement has been pushed back to allow for changes following significant concerns raised by other Commissioners on this hotly-debated legislation.…
10 September 2013
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Leaked draft legislation reveals EU telecom regulations lack promised network neutrality provisions
More disappointing news from the Commissioner for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes is spreading around Brussels. Contrary to previous statements made by the Commissioner, there are no clear network neutrality provisions contained in forthcoming Regulation for the Telecom Single Market, according to a leaked draft recently published by European Digital Rights (EDRi).…
1 August 2013
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Kroes sidesteps net neutrality at Access event
A week after Commissioner for Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes requested that the European Parliament help save European citizens’ “right to access the open internet by guaranteeing net neutrality” in a speech on May 30 in Brussels, Kroes avoided language that would have directly supporting net neutrality while speaking at a panel event organized by Access at the European Parliament.…
6 June 2013
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Message to Malaysian regulators: keep the internet open
Last week, we documented network interference in Malaysia: local internet service providers (ISPs) were obstructing the free flow of traffic from selected sites hosting opposition political content, right ahead of a critical election. We asked the Access community to demand accountability from the Malaysian government, and ensure the Malaysian internet stayed free and open. Thousands of members from more than 60 countries signed a petition telling the MCMC to keep Malaysia online–and we delivered that petition. On Sunday, May 5th, in the midst of the elections, we wrote to Sharil Tarmizi, head of the MCMC, to remind them that the world was watching: network interference is an unacceptable violation of Malaysians’ rights. …
6 May 2013
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WPFD: Recognizing an ongoing struggle
May 3 is World Press Freedom Day, a day to celebrate the fundamental principles of independent media. But WPFD is also an opportunity to pay attention to where press freedom is under attack around the world–and the increasing tendency of those attacks to occur online. Bloggers and citizen journalists are arrested, jailed, and murdered for the words they write and the images they share; citizens are cut off from each other and from the information they seek because of what governments or companies deem appropriate for society.…
3 May 2013
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Tracking network interference around political content in Malaysia
On Sunday, May 5th, Malaysia will go to the polls for a highly contested general election, potentially ending 56 years of single-party rule. But ever since the elections were announced in April, the internet has become become a target: opposition websites and independent media have experienced significant network interference–and with the election days away, pressure is intensifying.…
2 May 2013
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Telco Hall of Shame: Telstra
Inductee: Telstra Headquarters: Australia CEO: David I. Thodey Telstra Board of Directors CORPORATE INFO Network Size: 13.8 million mobile subscribers, 2.4 million retail fixed broadband customers and more than 2.5 million mobile broadband customers. Countries of Operation: Telstra Global has partner carrier…
6 February 2013
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Telco Hall of Shame: AT&T
Inductee: AT&T Inc. Headquarters: USA CEO and Board Chairman: Randall L. Stephenson AT&T Board of Directors CORPORATE INFO Network Size: More than 103 million wireless, 16.4 million broadband users, and 36.7 million access lines users in 2011. Countries of Operation: “AT&T provides…
5 February 2013
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Access releases post-WCIT briefing document
Access has released a briefing document that provides analysis of the outcomes of the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), an overview of its geopolitical context, and a preview of upcoming internet governance debates at the United Nations.…
5 February 2013
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Telco Hall of Shame: France Telecom / Orange
Inductee: France Telecom S.A. Headquarters: France Corporate Governance: CEO and Board Chairman: Stéphane Richard France Telecom Board CORPORATE INFO Network Size: 226+ million people. Countries of Operation: Armenia, Belgium, Botswana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Egypt, France, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Conakry, Equatorial…
30 January 2013