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Nowe warunki prawne świadczenia usług dostępu do Internetu
New legal rules of providing internet access services

Author(s): Stanisław Piątek
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Commercial Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Wydziału Zarządzania Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: internet access; traffic management; service providers; end-users; regulatory authority

Summary/Abstract: Article presents the consequences of EU regulation 2015/2120 concerning open internet access for providers of access services and end-users. The scope and legal character of new rules are discussed. Elaborated are guarantees for end-users and restrictions imposed on service providers concerning traffic management measures. The article explains effects of new rules concerning content of contracts and enforcement of service provider’s responsibility for non-performance of quality requirements of service contracts. The BEREC guidelines regarding the monitoring and enforcing the regulation were presented.

  • Issue Year: 5/2016
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 52-73
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish