Just a few general points to chime in :<br><br>On <b>Net Neutrality</b> : one of the outcomes I took from the discussions in the 2010 EuroDIG (the european IGF in Madrid) is that the question could be reframed around : "<b>limitations to traffic management</b>". It combines the recognition that there is legitimate traffic management by operators (for instance to ensure QoS for VoIP or streaming video) but that there could be limitations to it, in order to preserve for instance principles of non-discrimination, transparency, enabling innovation, etc...<br>
<br>On the notion of <b>Public Internet</b> : in many respects, the global Internet could be qualified as a "<b>common pool resource</b>" as defined in the seminal work of Elinor Ostrom (nobel Prize in Economics 2009). The framework for the collective governance of such a CPR is the multi-stakeholder model we are trying to establish (cf. the other thread on this list).<br>
<br>Additionally, in a joint initiative with the Netherlands regarding Freedom of Expression on the Internet, France is suggesting to explore international arrangements that could give the Internet a <b>legal status analogous to what is used for international canals, waterways or straits</b> : right of free harmless transit, responsibility of the upstream actors (including governments) towards downstream actors, etc... The Council of Europe is working on similar paths with a group on trans-border issues regarding the Internet. These are very early thoughts and analogies only go so far, but it is worth exploring. Comments welcome. <br>
<br>Best<br><br>Bertrand <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 9:28 PM, Ginger Paque <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gpaque@gmail.com">gpaque@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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Public Internet:<br>
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Internet as a public good:<br>
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Net Neutrality:<br>
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On 8/14/2010 3:28 AM, parminder wrote:
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When the issues of managed services and a tiered interent are so
current, it is useful to look at possible definitions of what
constitutes a public Internet, or well what constitutes an Internet.
(Google has used the term non-Internet services for managed services).
Obviously, it is important to know what is Internet before we pursue
IG. <br>
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Is it possible to work on some of these issues in the IGC? </blockquote>
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