[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*
>> Legal Officer | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
>> Second Home, 68 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL
>> T: +44 (0)203 818 3258 | Skype: richard at gp-digital.org
>> <mailto:richard at gp-digital.org>
>> gp-digital.org <http://gp-digital.org/>
>>
>> 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
>> Access Now | accessnow.org <http://accessnow.org/>
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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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