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SUMMARY:[Essen] Slow network\, fast money: How Deutsche Telekom breaks the
  internet
DESCRIPTION:In Europe\, net neutrality is a principle enshrined in EU law 
 which states that all data on the internet should be treated equally - but
  what happens when large providers such as Deutsche Telekom systematically
  violate it with their interconnection practices?\nThe Netzbremse project 
 documents an alarming case: millions of Deutsche Telekom customers are exp
 eriencing artificial throttling of their connection because Telekom refuse
 s to expand its peering capacities appropriately. As the only internet pro
 vider in Germany\, users and network operators have to pay at both ends of
  the line to avoid congestion. The result: massive quality losses in video
  streaming\, gaming and online conferencing - especially in the evening. N
 etwork operators and content providers who are not prepared to pay for an 
 uncongested connection suffer from poor service quality. An alliance of co
 nsumer protection\, civil society and research is now taking action agains
 t this direct attack on the open and free internet.Thomas Lohninger\, Exec
 utive Director of epicenter.works explains why net neutrality must be defe
 nded today just as it was ten years ago - and why now is exactly the right
  time to put internet providers like Deutsche Telekom in their place.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>In Europe\, net neutrality is a principle 
 enshrined in EU law which states that all data on the internet should be t
 reated equally - but what happens when large providers such as Deutsche Te
 lekom systematically violate it with their interconnection practices?</p>\
 n<p>The Netzbremse project documents an alarming case: millions of Deutsch
 e Telekom customers are experiencing artificial throttling of their connec
 tion because Telekom refuses to expand its peering capacities appropriatel
 y. As the only internet provider in Germany\, users and network operators 
 have to pay at both ends of the line to avoid congestion. The result: mass
 ive quality losses in video streaming\, gaming and online conferencing - e
 specially in the evening. Network operators and content providers who are 
 not prepared to pay for an uncongested connection suffer from poor service
  quality. An alliance of consumer protection\, civil society and research 
 is now taking action against this direct attack on the open and free inter
 net.<br /><br />Thomas Lohninger\, Executive Director of epicenter.works e
 xplains why net neutrality must be defended today just as it was ten years
  ago - and why now is exactly the right time to put internet providers lik
 e Deutsche Telekom in their place.</p>
LOCATION:Haus der Technik (HDT)\, Hollestrasse 1\, 45127 Essen\, Germany (
 https://www.denog.de/de/meetings/denog17/venue.html)
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