[bestbits] ITU extended OTT consultation period

Mehwish Ansari mehwish at article19.org
Tue Aug 29 10:31:32 EDT 2017


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*
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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*
>>
>>         Policy Analyst / Analista de Politicas
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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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