The dispute over so-called 'heavy users' of mobile data has reached the European Court of Justice (EuGH). The North Rhine-Westphalia Administrative Court has temporarily halted the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur), which had previously ordered a nationwide mobile provider to stop deprioritizing customers with high data usage during network congestion. The court is now considering whether this contractual clause is compatible with European law. The case centers on whether it is permissible to restrict or slow down data transmission, such as high-definition video streaming, during peak
Bias read (Center): The article presents the legal dispute between the Federal Network Agency and a mobile provider regarding the treatment of heavy data users during network congestion. It reports on the administrative court's decision to halt the agency's order and notes the potential referral to the European Court.
Official sources cited
- government North Rhine-Westphalia Administrative Court
- government Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur)
