[governance] Conflicts in Internet Governance

Norbert Bollow nb at bollow.ch
Fri Apr 12 13:20:13 EDT 2013


Roland Perry <roland at internetpolicyagency.com> wrote:

> One of the most significant I'm aware of (and I hope this is within
> the remit of your question):

It definitely is, and it's a conflict that I have not been sufficiently
conscious of, so thank you very much for pointing this out!

Greetings,
Norbert

> The private sector has built extensive
> networks [fixed and mobile] using $billons of investment on which
> their shareholders [many of whom are the consumers' pension funds]
> expect a return, versus many customers who feel entitled to have
> unlimited usage for a relatively trivial monthly payment (which they
> sometimes dress up as "Network Neutrality").
> 
> I post this not to support either of the above points of view, but 
> merely to inform readers of the conflict it unquestionably represents.


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