The Pisanu Decree will expire on December 31, 2010, making it time to finalize a new provision to regulate access to free Wi-Fi. Proposed law no. 2494 opens the debate.
The news only broke today, but on December 13th, proposed law no. 2494, which is intended to replace the Pisanu Decree, was introduced in the Senate, signed by Maroni, Alfano, Romani, Brunetta, Tremonti, and Fitto.
According to what can be read about it, the first concrete measure at present is the repeal of Article 7. This means the obligation to register Wi-Fi networks with a police headquarters and the subsequent identification of connection users would be entirely abolished.
Indeed, it is possible to read in Article 3 (Access to the internet via wireless technology), first paragraph: “Article 7 of decree-law of July 27, 2005, no. 144, converted, with modifications, by law of July 31, 2005; no. 155, and subsequent modifications, is repealed”.
The path for this proposed law might be a long one, given that, currently, the proposal moves to Parliament, driven by the need to “achieve a fair balance between freedom of communication, the development of the new economy, and appropriate security standards”.
Until the process is concluded, we will find ourselves in a state of techno-legislative “limbo,” unless further emergency measures are enacted to address the situation while awaiting the definitive law.
At the moment, therefore, it is not possible to comment on the merits or demerits of the provision, as there is nothing conclusive on the scale. Certainly, the promise by Maroni to take charge of the situation has been kept with this first step towards a regulation that, it is hoped, will be less restrictive and bureaucratic than the Pisanu Decree.
In the link provided at the end of this article, you can view the PDF of the entire document relating to the proposed law presented on December 13, 2010.
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