[governance] ITU Broadband Commission

Sun Apr 8 04:11:06 EDT 2012

Lee, 

your comments on Carlos Slim are just a (good) track. Don't hesitate and push a little farther your enquiry and you'll find that the rise of its fortune has something to do with corruption and (very) questionable take-overs mainly in the Latin America "market". 

Once again : where are ethics in this sad story created by the ITU (no surprisingly for most observers) but also by the UNESCO (!) ?

When the SG of the ITU declares broadband as a fundamental right for Humans just as water and electricity, this is either a provocation or even an abuse for a billion people living in DCs, and particularly for the most of them trying to live with a minimum of dignity in sub-saharan Africa ! CS cannot any longer support such scandalous drifts in international bodies and forra unless it is soulless.

There are definitely a lot of alternative ways and means for helpng DCs and their peoples to get a better future, and the main role of CS from "North" and "South" is to work them out and implement them accordingly to the needs and and the expecations of the populations concerned. Technology offers a large spectrum that can effectively alleviate their living and shape a better future for them. And ICTs are among them and have their place. all their place, but in full respect with the human, social and economical environment.

I'm fed up with the technopositive and ultraliberal discurse in the WSIS Fora and regret the silence of CS during their boring sessions. Let's try to change this during the coming WSIS Forum in next May. It's highest time for CS to wake up.

Best Easter greetings

Jean-Louis Fullsack
CSDPTT      

> Message du 07/04/12 22:23
> De : "Lee W McKnight" 
> A : "governance at lists.igcaucus.org" , "John
Curran" , "michael gurstein" 
> Copie à : 
> Objet : RE: [governance] ITU Broadband Commission
> 
> P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;} My 2 cents is the general principles/objectives being pushed by the ITU's Broadband Commission are not bad, but the fact of the matter is it more a classic high-level talkathon opportunity than anything else. Submitting docs to them is likely not worth the time it would  as Michael suggests. And for CS, certainly not worth the bother of trying to shape/steer at this late date when the dye is cast. 
> 
> Since for example Carlos Slim may be personally a nice guy but he has been absolutely ruthless stifling competitors in the Mexican telecoms market. Telmex's exploitation (only word for it) of the Mexican market has caused very high service prices to this day, which may account for the limited uptake of broadband services there. Just a guess. 
> 
> In fact Carlos and Mexico has long been my favorite object lesson in my classes for my students on the benefits of exploiting telecom monopoly 101: you too can become the world's richest, IF you find the right telecoms market to control!! Or, put another way, why you/your business/organization/nation should favor competing providers. 
> 
> Lee
> From: governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org [governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org] on behalf of John Curran [jcurran at istaff.org]
> Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2012 9:46 AM
> To: michael gurstein
> Cc: governance at lists.igcaucus.org
> Subject: Re: [governance] ITU Broadband Commission
> 
> On Apr 7, 2012, at 9:23 AM, michael gurstein wrote: As I noted in my blogpost, the BBC didn't even seem to have a knowledge of this history let alone learning something from it.  I personally see no reason to believe that it will be anything more useful/effectful than any of the vehicles that have gone before and considerable evidence that it will in fact be even less useful/open to the kind of input and advice that I would consider to be of signficance and long term value.   So good luck with it, 
> Mike -  
> I myself have little knowledge of what input on broadband development would be  most appropriate for the BBC to consider, but note that it takes about 5 minutes  to submit a document into their process.  There may not be any opportunity for  meaningful interaction, but I also will not fault them for failing to consider relevant  documents that no one brings to their attention. 
> Best, /John 
> Disclaimer:  My views alone.  This is email is industrial packaged, and not for                    consumer use. 

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