BEREC Guidelines on the Implementation by National Regulators of European Net Neutrality Rules have been drafted in accordance with Article 5(3) of the Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015. They are designed to provide guidance on the implementation of the obligations of NRAs.
This Regulation aims to establish common rules to safeguard equal and non-discriminatory treatment of traffic in the provision of internet access services and related end-users’ rights. It aims to protect end-users and simultaneously to guarantee the continued functioning of the internet ecosystem as an engine of innovation. Reforms in the field of roaming should give end-users the confidence to stay connected when they travel within the Union, and should, over time, become a driver of convergent pricing and other conditions in the Union.
The new policy upon implementation will regulate the way ISPs deliver services with regard to speed-based discrimination and pricing of internet traffic.
Network / service separation in fixed services is primarily achieved through the National Broadband Network (“NBN”), which is an open access, wholesale-only broadband network owned and operated by NBN Co, a wholly-owned Commonwealth company. Retail service providers are able to offer fixed-voice, broadband and other data services through the NBN network.