In what is being labelled a major setback for free speech and open internet, a Washington DC appeals court has ruled that the country’s telecoms regulator cannot force internet service providers to treat the traffic on their network as equal, regardless of the source, platform or content.
June saw the Think.Eat.Save anti-food waste campaign, the rise of the PRISM spying scandal, the implementation of e-Call, the automated emergency call in cars, and has reminded us that roaming charges in the EU will once again be lowered come July. All this and more in our latest monthly round-up.
Yesterday, the United States of America began implementing an anti-piracy system under which users will receive a notice from their internet service providers (ISP) when sharing illegally downloaded content. After six such notices received, action by the ISP is to follow.
This January in the headlines: expect a reform of the EU telecoms rules, pluralism and freedom of media in Europe, how to support women in ICT and action against countries with poor air quality.