Policy Observatory
Romanian National Authority for Regulation in Communications is investigating zero-rating offers
Wed 9 Aug 2017, 11:40
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) is investigating offers such as Vodafone Pass which include a preferential treatment for some apps. Traffic on Facebook Messenger, Instagram, Whatsapp, Pinterest, Twitter, Tumblr, Viber is unlimited, while on other apps it is being charged.
Romanian digital rights NGO, ApTI filed a complaint to ANCOM which responded that it extended its investigation to other possible zero rating offers.
Federal Network Agency investigates possible violation of net neutrality by Vodafone
Fri 10 Feb 2017, 17:39
Vodafone announced to throttle the bandwidth for certain websites (e.g. one-click-hoster such as uploaded.net or mega.nz) if an overload of the network is happening. According to Vodafone, browsing the web or using social media platforms would take the priority in this case. Whether this might be a violation to the net neutrality rules is subject to an investigation through the Federal Network Agency.