European Union: ECJ Judgements on zero rating packages in telecommunication
Progress
Current status
in force
02 Sep 2021 in force
Scope
Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Quality of Service requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
supranational
Timeline of events
Ruling prohibiting zero rating packages for mobile phone plans
The cases C-854/19, C-5/20 and C-34/20 are preliminarily ruled by the European Court of Justice. In particular, the court forbids Internet Service Providers to treat certain types of data transfers differently, on the basis of commercial considerati…
Event type
civil lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court