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[ NNSquad ] ITU Goes Back On Multiple Promises: Makes Play For Internet Governance With Sneaky Surprise Vote


ITU Goes Back On Multiple Promises: Makes Play For Internet Governance
With Sneaky Surprise Vote

http://j.mp/TdwuCR  (Techdirt)

    "Well, well. In response to all of the earlier criticisms of the ITU,
     and as part of its "social media strategy" to stave off ongoing
     criticism, ITU officials had made a few promises leading up to the
     World Conference on International Communications (WCIT). Among them:
     (1) changes to International Telecom Regulations (ITRs) would be done
     via consensus, rather than simple majority vote and (2) that the whole
     thing was not about internet governance. In one move, the ITU appears
     to have proved both of those claims to be blatantly false. Late into
     the night in Dubai, as there was continuing "negotiations" over
     whether or not any new regulations would cover internet
     communications, Mohamed Nasser al Ghanim, the ITU summit's chairman,
     claiming he wanted to get "a feel for the room" took what initially
     looked like an informal vote on whether or not the ITRs would cover
     the internet, backing a proposal brought forth by Algeria (and backed
     by Saudi Arabia, Cuba and Nigeria). After the vote showed a majority
     agreed to expand the ITRs to cover the internet, al Ghanim announced ..."

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--Lauren--
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Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
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