[governance] Internet humbles UN telecoms agency

[Tapani Tarvainen]

On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 04:42:44PM +0100, Norbert Bollow (nb at bollow.ch) wrote:

> > > >"These Regulations recognize the right of access of Member States
> > > >to international telecommunication services."

> How is "the right of access of Member States to international
> telecommunication services" not simply an implication of existing
> international human rights law, in particular the right of everyone
> "to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds,
> regardless of frontiers,... through any other media of his
> choice"?

Because that is _human_ (individual) right, not _state_ right.
I was told there was an attempt to insert similar language
for _people_ or _citizens of every member states_,
and that was rejected by Cuba &co.

-- 
Tapani Tarvainen

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