Cybersecurity, Internet Governance, US Policy
State Of The Union
In response to President Obama’s inclusion of Internet issues in tonight’s 2013 State of the Union, Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) co-founder and Board Chair Christian Dawson released the following statement.
The Internet Infrastructure Industry, US Policy
Capitol Hill
The following commentary is by Liam Eagle cross-posted from The WHIR: The Internet Infrastructure Coalition, the organization created by hosting providers to represent the needs of the industry to the US government on matters of public policy, is planning an event at the capital designed to educate lawmakers on the role that internet infrastructure providers […]
Internet Governance, US Policy
Washington, DC – In response to today’s joint hearing held by the House Energy and Commerce subpanel on communications and technology and the Foreign Affairs subcommittees on terrorism and human rights regarding the future of American policy and global Internet governance, Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) co-founder and Board Chair Christian Dawson released the following statement: […]
US Policy
Capitol Hill, Internet Advocacy Day, PIPA, Protect Intellectual Property Act, SOPA, Stop Online Piracy Act
Without education about how the Internet works, the lack of understanding by lawmakers only promises to bring more unfavorable legislation, like SOPA and PIPA, and endangers the future of Internet freedom as a whole.
As members of the Internet infrastructure industry, we often talk about new technologies and driving innovation for long-term growth of the Internet. That innovation extends beyond traditional mediums and is being celebrated today with the first annual Data Innovation Day. The i2Coalition is proud to be a partner organization on this important occasion that is […]
The Internet Infrastructure Industry, US Policy
Earlier this week I attended the Celebration of Internet Freedom event organized by CEA in Washington D.C., which i2Coalition co-sponsored. The celebration included a viewing of the documentary Silicon Prairie: America’s New Internet Economy produced by is produced by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. I recently saw the film when I attended CES a few weeks […]
The following is a guest post by Richard Feller, i2Coalition Board Member and Founder of Hedgehog Hosting. Last night, I had the pleasure of attending CEA’s Celebration of Internet Freedomat the Newseum in Washington, D.C. The i2Coalition was a proud co-sponsor of the event, along with many others who value the openness of the web. […]
The International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) 2012 World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) in Dubai has concluded after a busy two weeks. While we had hoped for a more constructive outcome, we look forward to participating in ongoing discussions from the conference. Pundits are weighing in as industry experts are continuing to deconstruct the conclusions of […]
Internet Governance, US Policy
ICANN
Earlier today, I participated on a conference call with U.S. ITU Ambassador Terry Kramer who gave a substantive update on the environment on the ground at the International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) 2012 World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12) in Dubai. There are several key takeaways from the call that I want to share with you. […]
Internet Governance
Dubai, International Telecommunications Union, ITU, UN
The following commentary is from i2Coalition Board Member Richard Feller cross-posted from HedgeHog Hosting. I have been reading article after article and blog post after blog post trying to decipher any concrete information about the current meeting of the ITU that is being held by the UN in Dubai these next two weeks, and while […]
