<div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-whitespace-normal gmail-break-words">Here is a fundamental policy question regarding network access and user autonomy:</p>
<p class="gmail-whitespace-normal gmail-break-words"><strong>Core Question:</strong>
When an end-user is provided network access through equipment with the following characteristics, do they have an "Internet" connection or merely an "internet" connection?</p>
<p class="gmail-whitespace-normal gmail-break-words"><strong>Equipment limitations:</strong></p>
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<li class="gmail-whitespace-normal gmail-break-words">Unchangeable TR-69 configuration</li>
<li class="gmail-whitespace-normal gmail-break-words">Telnet enabled by default with no option to disable</li>
<li class="gmail-whitespace-normal gmail-break-words">SSH enabled by default with no option to disable</li>
<li class="gmail-whitespace-normal gmail-break-words">Unchangeable administrative passwords</li>
<li class="gmail-whitespace-normal gmail-break-words">Complete denial of both IPv4 and IPv6 address assignment/configuration</li>
<li class="gmail-whitespace-normal gmail-break-words">With another ISP, it is an immaculate white "black" box with zero user access</li>
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<p class="gmail-whitespace-normal gmail-break-words"><strong>Related questions:</strong>
Is there any meaningful Internet access when users cannot control their network equipment? How do we address forced exposure to potentially vulnerable protocols? Should "Internet" access imply certain minimum user control standards? What level of technical autonomy should users expect from their ISP?</p>
<p class="gmail-whitespace-normal gmail-break-words">The distinction between "Internet" (the whole Internet) and "internet" (some form of a walled local network) may have significant implications for policy discussions around net neutrality, user rights, and access standards.</p>
<p class="gmail-whitespace-normal gmail-break-words"><strong>Background materials:</strong></p>
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<li class="gmail-whitespace-normal gmail-break-words">Audio: (unlisted) <a class="gmail-underline" href="https://youtu.be/fNwT0kx1Dzg">https://youtu.be/fNwT0kx1Dzg</a> # uploaded 12 days ago</li>
<li class="gmail-whitespace-normal gmail-break-words">Video: (unlisted) <a class="gmail-underline" href="https://youtu.be/H8XBZPOaGbA">https://youtu.be/H8XBZPOaGbA</a> # includes updates</li>
<li class="gmail-whitespace-normal gmail-break-words">Blog (Public, but rather unlisted) summary: <a class="gmail-underline" href="https://wealthyworld.blogspot.com/">https://wealthyworld.blogspot.com/</a> # a complete account, with embedded PDFs</li>
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<p class="gmail-whitespace-normal gmail-break-words">Brought to this list for a discussion.</p><p class="gmail-whitespace-normal gmail-break-words">(I have never recorded phone calls before. I set my phone to record some of these support phone calls because of a certain situation)</p>Thank you.<br>Sivasubramanian Muthusamy</div>