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The Internet Infrastructure Industry
Join i2Coalition for a Celebration of Internet Freedom on 1/15
A year ago this month the Internet community and supporters banded together to stop the legislative assault on the Internet by preventing the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) from becoming law. Next week, we invite you to join us to commemorate the anniversary of this victory in a Celebration […]
Moving Beyond WCIT: The Necessity of the Multistakeholder Model
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 […]
The Internet Infrastructure Industry
Industry Fueling Job Creation
As members of the Internet infrastructure industry, we are keenly aware of the positive influence that the Internet has on employment, specifically in the technology sector. The San Francisco-based Bay Area Council Economic Institute further underscores this point and offers additional insight in a new study [PDF] released yesterday titled, “Technology Works: Patterns of High-Technology […]
Internet Governance, US Policy
ICANN
WCIT-12 Update: Bringing It Back to Basics
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
A simple man’s view of the UN’s International Telecommunications Union meeting in Dubai
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 […]
Cross Border Data Flows, Internet Governance
ICANN
Making a Difference at WCIT-12
Today, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is convening the 2012 World Conference on International Telecommunications in Dubai (WCIT-12). This conference will review the current International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs), which are essentially global treaties on international telephone and radio communications. The last major revisions to the ITRs occurred in 1988 long before the rise of the […]