[governance] Re: The Internet (as we know it) can never be "private"

[Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro]

@ Roland
The problem arises when we try to raise the issues that developing countries
face, we get shot down and accused of wanting a free lunch. I work for a
Telco in Fiji and know that even with implementing IXPs, there will still be
high transit costs as globally we still do not have a level playing field.
The Pacific Islands Telecommunications Association (PITA) is lobbying
through APT to take up some of these issues in the international fora. For
now, we are still seeing a David and Goliath situation.

As for USOs, there are other challenges in implementation as there are
numerous other factors arising from various complex variables. If you take
the time to try to keep an open mind and listen to some of the issues being
raised. Do not assume that the challenges that your country faced when it
was developing is the same as ours.

A global governance listing must and ought to be one which allows room for
everyone to be heard. *AND WE* will be heard.


On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 7:40 PM, Roland Perry <
roland at internetpolicyagency.com> wrote:

> In message <31715753.59186.1311016584996.**JavaMail.www at wwinf1e36>, at
> 21:16:24 on Mon, 18 Jul 2011, Jean-Louis FULLSACK <jlfullsack at orange.fr>
> writes
>
>  Salanieta is perfectly right when she reminds us the "robbery" African
>> Internet users have been victims for years
>>
>
> You need to look carefully at why that's the case. Some of it is purely
> caused by physical distance. That's an argument for a global "universal
> Service obligation", as exists inside many highly-regulated developed
> countries. The way you implement that is by taxing those users whose
> connectivity is easy to provide, and use the money to subsidise the
> hard-to-connect.
>
> --
> Roland Perry
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Sala

"Stillness in the midst of the noise".
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