[cooperation-wg] Q: What is the latest trend in Internet connectivity offerings?

Den 2016-06-22 kl. 12:41, skrev Jim Reid:
>> On 22 Jun 2016, at 11:31, Johan Helsingius <julf at julf.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Here in Italy, for reasons beyond my understanding, you are bound to get
>>> a residential connection unless you have a VAT number.  I really cannot
>>> understand the rationale for that, and it looks to me as a gratuitous
>>> limitation of individual freedom.
>> Have you asked your provider(s) for a rationale or justification?
> Julf, when RIPE meeting was in Rome 4-5 years ago, we had to provide copies of our passports to use some city-wide free wi-fi service. I think this was because of Italian law, possibly to help the cops keep track of who was using which IP address.
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I traveled to Tuscany a few times and we always buy prepayed mobil
internet. I always have to show my passport to buy that. The same in
Spain last 3 times I've been there.


/bengan