KPN can have shot itself within the foot, however the Dutch parliament certainly helped pull the trigger. Following an overly public brag earlier this year that the operator was using deep packet inspection to throttle service and charge users for unintended network usage comes a tremendous industry buzz kill within the style of mobile net neutrality legislation. Pending approval by the Senate, wireless network operators inside the Netherlands will not be capable to shiv customers for using that nifty rival messaging, or VoIP service in their choice — Skype and Whatsapp , for starters. The country’s telcos wear their lobbying best to whine the same old lines about higher consumer prices, and shaky quality assurance, however the Dutch government called that bluff. Though the ruling bans traffic discrimination, it doesn’t preclude tricksier tiered data pricing — sneaky little carriers. While this win is a first for Europe , OG credit goes to Chile for paving the manner . Not yet banned within the Netherlands? Amazing airports, tulips, and cheese wheels.
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