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Consumer Rights Bill

Proceeding contribution from Baroness Thornton (Labour) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 29 October 2014. It occurred during Debate on bills and Committee proceeding on Consumer Rights Bill.

Moved by

Baroness Thornton

56B: Schedule 2, page 57, line 2, at end insert—

“20A (1) A term which has the object or effect of permitting a trader engaged in the provision of fixed broadband internet access or mobile internet services to block, restrict or otherwise hinder the access of a consumer to any lawful electronic communications network or electronic communications service on the basis of an unreasonable or unusual definition of “internet access”, “data”, “webaccess” or similar word or phrase.

(2) Nothing in this prohibition shall affect filters for the purpose of child protection.

(3) “Electronic communications network” or “electronic communications service” shall have the same meaning as in the Communications Act 2003.”

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
756 c456GC 
Session
2014-15
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
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