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[ NNSquad ] Re: Why the UN's push to control the Internet isn't over
Hi Lauren -- The next step in support of the World Summit for the Information Society at the UN and ITU is preparations for the World Telecommunications/ICTs Policy Forum in May. The fourth draft of the Secretary-General's Report to the WTPF is due to be published today. When finalized, this report will set the frame for the discussions at the WTPF. My comments on that document are here: > http://internetdistinction.com/bricoleur/2013/01/07/prepare-sec-gen-wtpf-opinions/ Seth On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 9:42 PM, Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com> wrote: > > Why the UN's push to control the Internet isn't over > > http://t.co/f48hmM5J (ars technica) > > "Europe voted for the bulk of the ITRs (International > Telecommunications Regulations) in this space," noted Robert McDowell, > an FCC Commissioner who was in attendance. Most European countries > didn't support the final proposal because of the more controversial > language inserted by Iran and Cuba. "It could have been worse, in a > way, but it also could have been better." The whole scenario was > chaotic, with a lack of clarity over what would or wouldn't be voted > on. "It was a like the bar scene in Star Wars," he said. And the ITU > is not likely to stop its attempts to increase its power, cautioned > McDowell." > > - - - > > --Lauren-- > Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren > Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info > Founder: > - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org > - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info > - Data Wisdom Explorers League: http://www.dwel.org > - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org > Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy > Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com > Google+: http://vortex.com/g+lauren / Twitter: http://vortex.com/t-lauren > Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com > _______________________________________________ > nnsquad mailing list > http://lists.nnsquad.org/mailman/listinfo/nnsquad _______________________________________________ nnsquad mailing list http://lists.nnsquad.org/mailman/listinfo/nnsquad