[bestbits] ITU extended OTT consultation period
Deborah Brown
deborah at apc.org
Thu Aug 31 10:12:04 EDT 2017
Hi all,
APC's submission is online too:
https://www.itu.int/en/Lists/consultationJune2017/Attachments/75//APC-ITU-OTT-Submission_FINAL_31%20August%202017.pdf
I'll be in Geneva for a different meeting at the same time as the
physical consultation. I'd love to meet with others attending.
All the best,
Deborah
On 8/29/17 10:31 AM, Mehwish Ansari wrote:
> A19 will be at the physical consultation meeting in Geneva. We're
> looking forward to coordinating with GPD, Access Now, and others
> attending.
>
> Best,
> Mehwish
>
> On 8/28/2017 3:07 PM, Raman Jit Singh Chima wrote:
>> To follow up on Javier's earlier message:
>>
>> A strong +1 to our colleagues flagging the importance of following
>> this and engaging with the ITU-CWG's consultation on the topic.
>>
>> Our policy paper on the subject of the OTT debate and digital rights
>> is now publicly available.
>> Visit https://www.accessnow.org/access-now-position-paper-protecting-digital-rights-ott-debate/
>> for our blogpost summarising our larger policy paper and our ITU
>> submission. Our policy paper itself can be accessed
>> at https://www.accessnow.org/ott-digital-rights, and we hope it is
>> useful for civil society engaging with this issue at the ITU and
>> elsewhere.
>>
>> I second Richard's suggestion of civil society organisations who plan
>> to attend the September 19 open meeting at ITU HQ in Geneva
>> coordinating. Perhaps organisations, civil society experts planning
>> to be there could indicate if they'll be there, and we can then take
>> that off on to another thread to coordinate a call.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Raman.
>>
>> On 28 August 2017 at 23:41, Mehwish Ansari <mehwish at article19.org
>> <mailto:mehwish at article19.org>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Just picking up this thread as a reminder that the deadline for
>> submitting responses to the ITU's open consultation on OTTs
>> <http://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/consultation-june2017.aspx>
>> is *tomorrow *(by midnight CEST). This consultation will see a
>> lot of interest from telecom service providers and network
>> operators, so it's especially important to make sure that public
>> interest perspectives are clearly represented. You can find
>> ARTICLE 19's submission here
>> <http://www.itu.int/en/Lists/consultationJune2017/Attachments/51//CWG-Internet%20Submission%20on%20Public%20Policy%20Considerations%20of%20OTTs%20-%20ARTICLE%2019.pdf>.
>>
>>
>> Best,
>> Mehwish
>>
>>
>> On 8/24/2017 7:06 AM, Richard Wingfield wrote:
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> Thanks for starting thus thread, Gus. Really great to see such
>>> excellent submissions from Public Knowledge/IDEC and Access Now.
>>> Thanks for sharing. It's so important that civil society's voice
>>> is heard, especially in such a closed forum like the ITU. We
>>> also think that the debate on OTT is only going to continue
>>> (especially at the ITU where it's popping up in a number of
>>> Study Groups) so awareness-raising, like through this email
>>> thread, is crucial.
>>>
>>> GPD has also made a submission to the consultation, which can be
>>> found here
>>> <http://www.itu.int/en/Lists/consultationJune2017/Attachments/28//ITU%20CWG-Internet%20Consultation%20on%20OTT.pdf>.
>>> I'll actually be in Geneva for the physical open meeting on 19
>>> September on behalf of GPD. If anyone else is attending, perhaps
>>> we could co-ordinate by a conference call or meeting the evening
>>> before?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Richard
>>>
>>>
>>> *Richard Wingfield*
>>> Legal Officer | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
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>>>
>>> On 22 August 2017 at 13:37, Javier Pallero <javier at accessnow.org
>>> <mailto:javier at accessnow.org>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello everyone!
>>> Thanks Gus for letting us know about the extension.
>>>
>>> Access Now has also filed a document and we are preparing a
>>> position paper that will be published later today or tomorrow.
>>> I totally agree with Gus about the importance of this issue.
>>> Sectors with very specific interests (namely governments and
>>> the private sector) will use the OTT rethorics to advance
>>> Internet regulation in good and bad ways. We need to stay
>>> vigilant.
>>>
>>> Have a great week,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ---
>>>
>>> *Javier Pallero*
>>>
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>>>
>>> On Mon, Aug 21, 2017 at 6:33 PM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro
>>> <raquino at gmail.com <mailto:raquino at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> The morning of Caribbean IGF included the topic OTT
>>>
>>> Presentations
>>>
>>> https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/cigf2017/videos/161623242
>>> <https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/cigf2017/videos/161623242>
>>>
>>> Q & A
>>>
>>> https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/cigf2017/videos/161625904
>>> <https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/cigf2017/videos/161625904>
>>>
>>> In the chat it was quite a lively discussion. Mainly
>>> about net neutrality threats.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Renata
>>>
>>> On Mon, Aug 21, 2017 at 6:14 PM, Nick Ashton-Hart
>>> <nashton at consensus.pro <mailto:nashton at consensus.pro>>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear Gus and all,
>>>
>>> You're right, this debate will get bigger, and many
>>> others will too leading up to and at Plenipotentiary.
>>>
>>>
>>> ---
>>> Sent from VMware Boxer
>>>
>>> On 21 August 2017 at 20:42:29 GMT+2, Gus Rossi
>>> <gus at publicknowledge.org
>>> <mailto:gus at publicknowledge.org>> wrote:
>>>> Hi everyone!
>>>>
>>>> Just wanted to flag that the ITU extended the
>>>> deadline for contributions on their OTT
>>>> consultation: http://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/consultation-june2017.aspx
>>>> <http://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/consultation-june2017.aspx>
>>>>
>>>> PK, together with IDEC
>>>> <http://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/display-June2017.aspx?ListItemID=47>
>>>> from Brazil, and other organizations
>>>> <http://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/consultation-june2017.aspx>
>>>> member of bestbits, submitted comments. But
>>>> overall, so far less than 10 civil society
>>>> organizations from around the world have made
>>>> comments (and that is including every organization
>>>> from all countries, including autocracies).
>>>>
>>>> I have the impression that the OTT debate is only
>>>> going to get bigger from now to plenipot, as it is
>>>> already big at the national level, especially in
>>>> the global south.
>>>>
>>>> We are happy to talk more about this issue with all.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>> Gus
>>>>
>>>> ----
>>>> # # #
>>>> # • #
>>>> # #
>>>>
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