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<title>FSFE signs association joint letter for terminal device freedom</title>
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<h1>FSFE signs association joint letter for terminal device freedom</h1>
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2020-05-01 09:03:48 +00:00
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<p>Together with 9 other civil and economic
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organisations the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) sent a letter
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to numerous members of the German Bundestag concerning the compulsory
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routers issue at the present Wednesday. The letter is supposed to
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highlight the importance of passing the bill for freedom of terminal
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devices in telecommunication.</p>
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<p>On the 4th of November the four parliament committees Economy and
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Energy, Law and Consumer Protection, Traffic and Digital
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Infrastructure, and Digital Agenda will consult about the bill „for
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selection and connection of telecommunication terminal devices“. The
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132 representatives who sit in the committees will bear a special
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responsibility since it is in their power to save the rights of
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consumers and protect small and medium-sized businesses.</p>
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<blockquote>
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<p>„We welcome the Federal Government drafting a bill which can
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effectively eradicate compulsory routers“, says Matthias Kirschner,
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FSFE's President. „The current status of compulsory routers is harmful
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for both citizens and economy. This fact has to be known to all
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representatives cross-party. Now we need a quick and unmodified
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implementation of the drafted law.“</p>
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</blockquote>
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<p>The bill is the outcome of a long discussion about so-called
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compulsory routers. These forbid internet users to use a terminal
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device of their choice and force them to always have the provider's
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device in the own home network. This widespread practise is a threat to
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security, privacy, and independence of all internet users and has
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negative effects on free and fair competition of manufacturers.</p>
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<p>Despite the unanimous opinion of experts, consumer protectors, and
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politicians some members of the Federal Council aligned with the few
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current bill's opponents. In doing so they adapted technically
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inconsistent and long-disproved arguments of internet providers and
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network carriers. Up to now the Federal Government rejected the
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Council's criticism as not reasonable.</p>
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<p>„Today's letter shall prevent a repetition of the Council's
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disappointing reaction. With a broad alliance of many-faceted
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supporters of terminal device freedom we ask the committees' members to
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put those basic user rights as soon as possible and without any rotten
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compromises into law“, says Max Mehl, FSFE's Germany Coordinator. „As
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of today no representative can plead lack of knowledge of the
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importance of terminal device freedom for the independent usage and
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security of the internet.“</p>
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</blockquote>
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<p>You can view the depersonalised version of the sent association
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joint letter <a
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href="/activities/routers/files/20151027_Verbaendeschreiben.pdf">here</a>.
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Additionally we listed all important events in the course of the
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compulsory routers debate separately <a
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href="/activities/routers/timeline.html">on our website</a>.</p>
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2020-04-26 11:32:25 +00:00
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<tag key="front-page"/>
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<tag key="competition">Competition</tag>
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<tag key="de">Germany</tag>
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<tag key="policy">Policy</tag>
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<tag key="routers">Compulsory Routers</tag>
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