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Here is the workshop proposal<br>
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1. Workshop working title (max 60 characters):<br>
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'Traditional telecom regulations/institutions and the Internet' <br>
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2. Concise description of broader thematic area of interest
(max<br>
500 characters):<br>
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Whether traditional telecom regulations, norms and institutions
apply to the Internet or not has been a controversial subject. Much
of WCIT revolved around this subject. This issue is also playing out
at the national level in many countries, with telecom regulators
unclear about application of traditional communication related rules
and norms to the Internet. The specific issues here range from
content related regulation to net neutrality and universal access. <br>
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3. Concise description of specific issues or policy questions
to<br>
be addressed (max 500 characters):<br>
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a) Does traditional telecom regulations, norms and institutions
apply to the Internet or not?<br>
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b) If they do not apply, how should traditional norms of
communication infrastructure like common carriage (net neutrality),
universal access, emergency communications etc get applied to the
Internet, or is there no need to do so? <br>
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c) Whether they do apply or not, or partially apply, what changes of
frameworks, institutions, participation processes are needed, both
at the national and global levels? <br>
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Indication of workshop format:<br>
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Yes to be worked out, but also proposed that a main session be
organised around this policy question, and alternatively have a
workshop plus round table. <br>
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On Tuesday 19 March 2013 05:53 PM, parminder wrote:<br>
<span style="white-space: pre;">> <br>
> On Tuesday 19 March 2013 05:09 PM, Norbert Bollow wrote:<br>
>> Avri Doria <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:avri@acm.org"><avri@acm.org></a> wrote:<br>
>> <br>
>>> I agree with this. I support #3 as expressed below.<br>
>>>>> Third, flows from (surprisingly) the only
clear policy<br>
>>>>> question idea was was proposed during the MAG
meeting. This<br>
>>>>> was done by Thomas Schneider of the Swiss
government, and<br>
>>>>> supported by Bill. I am not clear about the
wordings used but<br>
>>>>> it was the key WCIT issue of 'how traditional
telecom<br>
>>>>> regulations, and regulatory norms and
institutions, apply or<br>
>>>>> dont apply to the Internet' . Having
witnesses the turmoil of<br>
>>>>> and around WCIT, there could be few more
pertinent policy<br>
>>>>> related questions than this one. So, well I
propose we have a<br>
>>>>> workshop on this question.<br>
>> [with IGC Coordinator hat on]<br>
>> <br>
>> This workshop proposal seems to seems to enjoy broad
support, but<br>
>> it still lacks a volunteer or a team who would do the
work of<br>
>> organizing, and there is also the need for the proponents
to put<br>
>> together concrete text for
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/proposals">http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/proposals</a><br>
>> .<br>
> <br>
> I can take this up. At least temporarily , at this stage....<br>
> parminder<br>
>> <br>
>> Greetings, Norbert<br>
>> <br>
> </span><br>
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