Politics Stream: Legislative body policy as Legislative body policy as – – Institutional amendment to existing amendment to existing Location telecommunications laws telecommunications laws (General Telecommunications (Telecommunications Act) Law) Problem Stream: Several court cases between Proposed blocking of particular 2003 and 2007 regarding ISPs’ free online services that are Focusing Events quality of service due to competitors for major ISPs’ throttling and blocking services in 2011 Policy Stream: Amendment to existing Amendment to existing Policy Content telecommunications law; only telecommunications law; only allows degradation of service for allows degradation of service to security concerns or by user ease congestion or for security requests; zero rating status under concerns; no zero rating the law unclear permitted Additional Descriptive Information Implementation 2011 2012 Year Law Type Hard Law Hard Law Policy Outcomes Positive impact on political Positive impact on political aspects (free speech, civic aspects (free speech, civic participation); neutral participation); negative relationship to edge provider relationship to edge provider innovation; negative impact on innovation; negative impact on network investment and network investment and innovation innovation Internet Service 2 primary providers, 10 9 service providers with Providers providers total; heavily regulated international ties; classified and by SUBTEL; privately owned; regulated as restrictions on international ties telecommunications providers for telecom providers; privately owned Analysis Perhaps most importantly, legislative action was used in both Chile and the Netherlands to enact net neutrality policy changes. is accomplished by developing or updating “Legislation the country’s communications laws and clarifying the authority of the telecom regulator”
Politics Stream: Institutional Location Legislative body – policy as amendment to existing telecommunications laws (General Telecommunications Law) Legislative body – policy as amendment to existing telecommunications laws (Telecommunications Act) Problem Stream: Focusing Events Several court cases between 2003 and 2007 regarding ISPs’ quality of service due to throttling and blocking Proposed blocking of particular free online services that are competitors for major ISPs’ services in 2011 Policy Stream: Policy Content Amendment to existing telecommunications law; only allows degradation of service for security concerns or by user requests; zero rating status under the law unclear Amendment to existing telecommunications law; only allows degradation of service to ease congestion or for security concerns; no zero rating permitted Additional Descriptive Information Implementation Year 2011 2012 Law Type Hard Law Hard Law Policy Outcomes Positive impact on political aspects (free speech, civic participation); neutral relationship to edge provider innovation; negative impact on network investment and innovation Positive impact on political aspects (free speech, civic participation); negative relationship to edge provider innovation; negative impact on network investment and innovation Internet Service Providers 2 primary providers, 10 providers total; heavily regulated by SUBTEL; privately owned; restrictions on international ties for telecom providers; privately owned 9 service providers with international ties; classified and regulated as telecommunications providers Analysis Perhaps most importantly, legislative action was used in both Chile and the Netherlands to enact net neutrality policy changes. “Legislation is accomplished by developing or updating the country’s communications laws and clarifying the authority of the telecom regulator”
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