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[Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro]

Hi Parminder,

I am happy to help with this as well. It will be good to have something
from the IGC on this scope.

Sala

On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 1:08 AM, parminder <parminder at itforchange.net>wrote:

>  Here is the workshop proposal
>
> 1.      Workshop working title  (max 60 characters):
>
> 'Traditional telecom regulations/institutions and the Internet'
>
>
> 2.      Concise description of broader thematic area of interest (max
> 500 characters):
>
> Whether traditional telecom regulations, norms and institutions apply to
> the Internet or not has been a controversial subject. Much of WCIT revolved
> around this subject. This issue is also playing out at the national level
> in many countries, with telecom regulators unclear about application of
> traditional communication related rules and norms to the Internet. The
> specific issues here range from content related regulation to net
> neutrality and universal access.
>
> 3.      Concise description of specific issues or policy questions to
> be addressed (max 500 characters):
>
> a) Does traditional telecom regulations, norms and institutions apply to
> the Internet or not?
>
> b) If they do not apply, how should traditional norms of communication
> infrastructure like common carriage (net neutrality), universal access,
> emergency communications etc get applied to the Internet, or is there no
> need to do so?
>
> c) Whether they do apply or not, or partially apply, what changes of
> frameworks, institutions, participation processes are needed, both at the
> national and global levels?
>
> Indication of workshop format:
>
> Yes to be worked out, but also proposed that a main session be organised
> around this policy question, and alternatively have a workshop plus round
> table.
>
>
>
> On Tuesday 19 March 2013 05:53 PM, parminder wrote:
> >
> > On Tuesday 19 March 2013 05:09 PM, Norbert Bollow wrote:
> >> Avri Doria <avri at acm.org> <avri at acm.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I agree with this. I support #3 as expressed below.
> >>>>> Third, flows from (surprisingly) the only clear policy
> >>>>> question idea was was proposed during the MAG meeting. This
> >>>>> was done by Thomas Schneider of the Swiss government, and
> >>>>> supported by Bill. I am not clear about the wordings used but
> >>>>> it was the key WCIT issue of 'how traditional telecom
> >>>>> regulations, and regulatory norms and institutions, apply or
> >>>>> dont apply to the Internet' . Having witnesses the turmoil of
> >>>>> and around WCIT, there could be few more pertinent policy
> >>>>> related questions than this one. So, well I propose we have a
> >>>>> workshop on this question.
> >> [with IGC Coordinator hat on]
> >>
> >> This workshop proposal seems to seems to enjoy broad support, but
> >> it still lacks a volunteer or a team who would do the work of
> >> organizing, and there is also the need for the proponents to put
> >> together concrete text for http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/proposals
> >> .
> >
> > I can take this up. At least temporarily , at this stage....
> > parminder
> >>
> >> Greetings, Norbert
> >>
> >
>
>
>
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