This is probably the first service ever to be effectively shut down in a country by anti-net neutrality policies. This is the model know as sending party network pays (the same model that led to international telephone calls costing $5 a minute), and it has terrible incentives.
Unfortunately, Europe, Brazil and India are all looking to emulate Korea's requirement that online services pay ISPs.
It's particularly bad in the E.U. where Commissioner Thierry Breton, a former telecom CEO, wants to shove it through despite overwhelming opposition, including from the EU's top telecom regulators (BEREC).
Unfortunately, Europe, Brazil and India are all looking to emulate Korea's requirement that online services pay ISPs.
It's particularly bad in the E.U. where Commissioner Thierry Breton, a former telecom CEO, wants to shove it through despite overwhelming opposition, including from the EU's top telecom regulators (BEREC).