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Commissioned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs - Telecom Market Directorate, Dialogic conducted research on Net Neutrality in the Netherlands. The research first focused on whether violations of Net Neutrality occur in the Netherlands. This is indeed the case, although most internet traffic is delivered without interference. The second (and more interesting) question was how the government should position itself on this issue. A ban is not immediately necessary in the Netherlands, but there is a lack of transparency: consumers often do not know whether their (mobile) internet provider influences traffic or not, and therefore cannot act accordingly. (More information and a link to the report can be found on the publication page.)
On 5 November, the Ministry of Economic Affairs organised a workshop on Net Neutrality, where, among others, Rudi Bekkers gave a presentation. The responses to the report and the presentation were positive. A good discussion ensued with the various attendees, which was summarised by Peter Olsthoorn on webwereld and Jetstream's Stef van der Ziel on his own blog. Subsequently, the Consumers' Association urged for better informing customers about deliberate restrictions on download speeds.