A Novel Location Privacy Mining Threat in Vehicular Internet Access Service

2015 ◽  
pp. 467-476
Author(s):  
Yipin Sun ◽  
Shuhui Chen ◽  
Biao Han ◽  
Bofeng Zhang ◽  
Jinshu Su
Keyword(s):  
Location Privacy ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Access Service

Measuring the Quality of Internet Connectivity Service Rendered to South African Public Libraries

Mousaion ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lesiba Stephen Ledwaba
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
South African ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Quality Model ◽  
Technical Problems ◽  
Internet Connectivity ◽  
Access Service

The measuring of rendered services in any industry, especially in libraries, remains a critical tool to assess the satisfaction level of clients as well as the quality of the services. This article reports on a study that was undertaken to measure the quality of internet access service to South African public libraries by using the service quality model. The paper was guided by these objectives to identify the service quality models applicable to public libraries’ internet access; to determine how the quality of internet access service fits within the South African broadband policy; and to apply service quality dimensions to public libraries’ internet access. The study employed a quantitative approach and survey design in which a questionnaire was used to collect data from 322 heads of public libraries in South Africa. The stratified sampling method was used to obtain a proportional representation of public libraries. It emerged that most respondents regarded their internet service providers (ISPs) as incapable of solving their technical problems. It was further found that in most cases ISPs applied the internet access policies inconsistently to public libraries they served. The study recommended, among others, that internet connectivity to public libraries be centralised and that a competent provider be appointed to manage this service.

scholarly journals Comment to the Judgement of EU Court of Justice in Joined Cases C-807/18 and C-39/19 Telenor Magyarország Zrt. v Nemzeti Média- és Hírközlési Hatóság Elnöke

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-120
Author(s):  
Andrzej Nałęcz
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Management ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Court Of Justice ◽  
Management Measures ◽  
National Regulatory Authority ◽  
Access Service ◽  
Data Volume ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Access Services ◽  
The Eu

The case comment concerns the Judgement of the EU Court of Justice of 15 September 2020 of Telenor Magyarország Zrt. v Nemzeti Média – és Hírközlési Hatóság Elnöke (Joined Cases C-807/18 and C-39/19). This first judgment of the EU Court of Justice under the Regulation 2015/2120 provided clarity on the interpretation and application of Article 3(2) and Article 3(3) of said Regulation, generally in line with BEREC’s position known since 2016. In the opinion of the EU Court of Justice, commercial practices of providers of Internet access service, and agreements these providers conclude with end users are not prohibited per se if they involve ‘zero tariffs’. However, traffic management measures that slow down or block Internet traffic not subject to the ‘zero tariff’ once an end user’s data volume has been exhausted are incompatible with Article 3(3) of Regulation 2015/2120. To establish such incompatibility, no assessment of the influence of those traffic management measures on the exercise ofend users’ rights is required. However, such an assessment – involving an analysis of the markets for Internet access services, and for Internet content – would be necessary if a national regulatory authority wanted to establish incompatibility of the conduct of a provider of Internet access services with Article 3(2) of Regulation 2015/2120.

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