lördag 17 december 2011

TTE-rådet: Öppet internet och nätneutralitet i EU

Tillsvidare finns slutsatserna från TTE-rådet (transport, telekommunikation och energi) den 12 och 13 december 2011 enbart på engelska, franska och polska; här den engelska versionen:

3134th Council meeting Transport, Telecommunications and Energy; Brussels, 12 and 13 December 2011 (dokument 18416/11; 27 sidor)

Citatet i de allmänna TTE-slutsatserna om öppet internet och nätneutralitet i Europa (sidorna 19 och 20) erbjuder en kort överblick i anslutning till den digitala agendan:

Open internet and net neutrality

The Council adopted conclusions on the open internet and net neutrality in Europe (17904/11).

These conclusions were drawn up on the basis of the Commission communication on the subject published in April 2011 (9350/11). This communication seeks to fulfil the Commission commitment to preserve "the open and neutral character of the internet, taking full account of the will of the co-legislators now to enshrine net neutrality as a policy objective and regulatory principle to be promoted by national regulatory authorities". This commitment was made in its declaration on net neutrality when the 2009 telecoms package was concluded (OJ C 308, 18.12.2009, p.2).

In the conclusions the Council underlines, inter alia, the need to preserve the open and neutral character of the internet and consider net neutrality as a policy objective. It welcomes the Commission's intention to assess the need, based on investigations by the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications' (BEREC), for more stringent measures and to publish additional guidance on net neutrality if necessary. In addition, it welcomes the Commission's commitments to monitor the implementation of the EU regulatory framework for electronic communications and services and to issue a code of existing EU online rights by 2012.

The Commission is invited, inter alia, to assess, jointly with BEREC, the discrepancy between advertised and actual delivery speeds occurring in member states, and report to the Council and the Parliament on the situation thereof by 2012. Furthermore, the Commission is invited to provide additional information on the best practices in traffic management and on how to respond to the requirements of global service providers concerning quality and pricing of services.

Öppet internet och nätneutralitet

Länken till de specifika slutsatserna hänvisar till dokumentet 17904/11, daterat den 1 december 2011 och även det på engelska:

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - "The open internet and net neutrality in Europe" - Adoption of Council conclusions

För den som vill försäkra sig om samstämmigheten gavs slutsatserna ut till medierna efter mötet på engelska och franska.


På svenska

På svenska hittar vi handlingen 17904/11, daterad den 1 december 2011 (7.12), såsom den antogs i Coreper inför TTE-rådet:

Meddelande från kommissionen till Europaparlamentet, rådet, Europeiska ekonomiska och sociala kommittén och Regionkommittén – Ett öppet internet och nätneutralitet i Europa – Antagande av rådets slutsatser (9 sidor)



Ralf Grahn

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