[bestbits] ITU extended OTT consultation period

[Richard Wingfield]

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


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On 22 August 2017 at 13:37, Javier Pallero <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,
>
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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.i
>>> nt/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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