On 31 May 2012, BEREC published the final results of its investigation into traffic management and other practices resulting in restrictions to the open internet in Europe; consultations on three new publications on net neutrality; and an explanatory document. Net neutrality is the principle that there should be no restrictions on access to the internet, and no discrimination between the types and sources of data travelling across different networks. BEREC’s investigation found that many traffic management practices, their implementation methods and policy justifications were leading to restrictions to the open internet in Europe. The three net neutrality papers it has published for consultation are: (1) quality of service guidelines, advising national regulatory authorities on how to assess and prevent traffic degradation; (2) an assessment of internet protocol interconnection, analysing the role of players along the internet value chain including internet service providers and intermediaries; and (3) differentiation practices and related competition issues, examining how differentiation practices apply to internet access services and how this might harm competition. Finally, in its explanatory note, BEREC explains how these pieces of work fit together. BEREC is inviting responses to the three consultations by 31 July 2012. Read more. Read “BEREC public consultation on Net Neutrality: Explanatory paper.” Read “A view of traffic management and other practices resulting in restrictions to the open Internet in Europe.” Read “Guidelines for Quality of Service in the scope of Net Neutrality.” Read “An assessment of IP-interconnection in the context of Net Neutrality.” Read “Differentiation practices and related competition issues in the scope of Net Neutrality.”