Preliminary communication
Development of legal protection of network neutrality in electronic communication law with emphasis on the principle of transparency
Tihomir Katulić
; Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Nenad Bogović
; Zagreb
Abstract
Development of new internet services, the increasing pressure to develop and grow infrastructure and ever increasing user demands present significant challanges to internet service providers. The users expect an affordable, accessible and dependable access to Internet, with freedom to choose the services to use rather than be provided with those preferred by the ISP. Network neutrality is a relatively new concept in the field of electronic communication law. Legal regulation of network neutrality as a regulated concept in development of electronic communication has not been properly implemented into the contemporary legislature. Furthermore, legal systems of several developed nations have actively refused to adopt the notion of network neutrality as a legally regulated concept, citing freedom of competition, overregulation and other concerns. After public disclosure of the recent legislative package known as „Connected Continent“, aimed at creating a unified European telecom market, it could be argued that the European lawmaker has, at least formally, adopted a different approach.
Keywords
network neutrality; electronic communications; electronic commerce; internet; internet governance
Hrčak ID:
131274
URI
Publication date:
22.12.2014.
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