US FCC Open Internet Order a model for Europe

It is over two years that Europe is divided on net neutrality. In the meantime, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) presented, on 26 February, the Open Internet Order establishing a number of principles on the internet of the future in order to ensure a unitary network, accessible to everyone, non-discriminatory and open to innovation. The Italian Ministry of Economic Development (Telecommunications) has tasked Maurizio Decina, professor at the Politecnico di Milano, and a group of experts to analyse the FCC’s paper, to explore possible convergences between the two sides of the Atlantic on internet management rules. From a strategic point of view, the Italian government believes that the future of the net depends, first and foremost, on a closer political and economic relationship between Europe and the US, two continents sharing a common set of values of freedom that are the basis of the internet’s success. http://europolitics.info/us-fcc-open-internet-order-model-europe https://edri.org/compromising-on-net-neutrality/ http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/06/republican-budget-would-prohibit-fcc-from-enforcing-net-neutrality-rules/