[bestbits] ITU extended OTT consultation period

[Javier Pallero]

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,



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On Mon, Aug 21, 2017 at 6:33 PM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro <raquino at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi
>
> The morning of Caribbean IGF included the topic OTT
>
> Presentations
>
> https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/cigf2017/videos/161623242
>
> Q & A
>
> 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>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear Gus and all,
>>
>> You're right, this debate will get bigger, and many others will too
>> leading up to and at Plenipotentiary.
>>
>>
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>>
>> On 21 August 2017 at 20:42:29 GMT+2, Gus Rossi <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/Pag
>> es/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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