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<div class="moz-cite-prefix"><font face="Arial">In the Netherlands
we have the proper legislation in place (net neutrality is in
the law since the 1st of January this year), but in our
experience, that </font>still does not mean that every ISP and
mobile operator will behave, or that net neutrality will be
enforced by the authorities if they don't. In my opinion what can
really contribute to protect net neutralty is lots of angry
subscribers/consumers/internet users. <br>
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Alex Blom<br>
ISOC NL<br>
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On 5/28/2013 9:28 PM, Edwin A. Opare wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Grigori,
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<div>I just don't get it. Why should Google or Skype or anyone
else pay extra money for using an already existing
infrastructure?
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<div>I hope Beeline, Tele2 and Megafon are not following the
same course as MTC, because it will definitely stifle
innovation, cripple competition and user options, and in the
long run the next Google or Microsoft or VKonktake will
never "start up".</div>
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<div>This is a huge challenge and it needs to be addressed
ASAP!<br>
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<div style="">Best,</div>
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On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 6:44 PM, Grigori Saghyan <span
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Dear Eric,<br>
some bad news from Russia.<br>
Yesterday one of the largest cell operator in Russia -
MTC- have sent a<br>
proposal to the ministry of communications. The idea
of the proposal<br>
is to issue a special licenses for Skype and Google
for their VoIP<br>
services and collect money from these companies for
VoIP services.<br>
You can translate this information from Russian on<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://lenta.ru/news/2013/05/27/skype/"
target="_blank">http://lenta.ru/news/2013/05/27/skype/</a><br>
As you understand, lot of countries, who have signed
well known ITRs,<br>
have similar approaches with Russia, and can implement
Russian practice.<br>
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Grigori Saghyan<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://ISOC.AM"
target="_blank">ISOC.AM</a><br>
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On <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="tel:27.05.2013%2011" value="+12705201311">27.05.2013
11</a>:44, Eric Akumiah wrote:<br>
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<div class="h5">> Hi everyone,<br>
><br>
> We have been experience a shut down of Skype by
some of our Mobile<br>
> Broadband operators and I want to know if any
chapter has experience<br>
> such a thing and what measures were used to
address it. We intent<br>
> complain to the regulator in the Ministry of
Communications here in a<br>
> position paper. We will like some input from
any chapter who has had<br>
> such an experience.<br>
><br>
> Kind regards<br>
> Eric<br>
> President,<br>
> Ghana Chapter<br>
><br>
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