MODERATOR: if zero rating violates Net Neutrality, is it the
ISP Telco or content provider who violates the law as does the government that promotes
it instead of or as part of public policy?
That came from Alejandro.
CHRIS MARSDEN: Why not? So, Net Neutrality is typically applied to
ISPs. Specifically aimed at ISP because
it is performed by Telecom regulators and licensed by the Telecom regulators.
This isn't any effective regulation of Net Neutrality as with the exception of
Chile but most will be regulating ISPs and I think that's how the regulation
system works in Norway.
On the zero rating point I want to say two things in answer
to the last point on that. One, is that
we have to be very careful how we define what public service might be in the
case of zero rating. Wikipedia thinks it
is public service. It may or may not be
but I think we should have awe discussion about that. Probably in the dark. And I think that is
important particularly because most countries in the world including Brazil,
including the United States as well, have public service media in terms of
broadcasting and they will be very keen to be part of this zero rated package
which could change the equation on how attractive zero rating is given that
things like non-exclusivity and FRAND terms are very very well relied upon by
public service broadcasters.
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