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‘Net neutrality’ requirements and possible collusion among operators deciding to limit their service are further issues to be examined.

Therefore, this could as a minimum constitute a consumer transparency issue if not breach of contract with end-users.

In particular, I would question whether a tethered service offered by such providers would still qualify as the Internet. When they released the beta version of Skype in August 2003, the two founders of Skype, Swedish Niklas Zennstrm and Danish Janus Friis, did not predict that. Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. “Whereas it is legitimate to try to raise more revenue from your end-users,” comments Aphaia’s Chief Consultant Boštjan Makarovič, “attempts to block competing applications should always be viewed with suspicion. Calls to other Skype for Business and Microsoft Teams users are free, but if you want your users to be able to call regular phones, and you dont already have a service provider to make voice calls, you need to buy a Calling Plan. The blocking of VoIP is among the most frequently reported traffic management practices and is done mostly on mobile networks, usually based on specific contract terms. The Swedish companies’ plan for users to return to paid mobile phone services seems to be contrary to the European Commissions’ insistence on the importance of net neutrality, where all internet traffic is treated equally and no control over how the network is being used can be imposed.Ī preliminary report on net neutrality by BEREC, the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications overseeing telecoms regulation across the EU on the other hand shows that there exists a strong tendency in the European Union to block VoIP services. The Telia spokesperson Charlotte Züger said she believes operators need to be paid for their various services. Blocking of VoIP contrary to net neutrality