Slovenia is one of two EU member states - along with the Netherlands - which has adopted legislation on net neutrality. How is this legislation applied?
A text was adopted in 2012 and entered into force in January 2013. Thus far, the regulator has not
intervened, saying that there has not been any violation of the rules. The problem is that the regulator come from he industry - and shares its point of view. The pressure is even greater since…
Background
Zero rating is a practice whereby internet access providers offer customers unlimited data volume for certain services, whether fixed or mobile. It generally concerns services like video streaming, music or cloud storage of documents. Zero rating has been ruled discriminatory and counter to net neutrality, notably in the Netherlands, Norway and Chile. At the latest Telecoms Council, the Netherlands pointed out that the legislative draft on net neutrality currently under discussion does not propose a solution to tackle this practice.
