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style="font-family: Avenir Next;"></span><br>Both approaches are
important in my view. <br><br>On one hand there is a need for a dialogue
to explain and establish principles of open communications
infrastructure as the bedrock for level playing fields for all services
and applications even economies. <br><br>On the other hand the world
does not enjoy open communications infrastructure today and so this is a
"sell" task. It is not enough to say the world is round when people's
day to day horizons are flat. So with telecoms if people expect voice
service to pay for infrastructure and to pay into the world's exchequers
and continue to do so they will need some comfort that the
extinguishing of such services will continue to provide revenue stream.
Even better if that stream can be shown to be significantly expanded. <br><br>Evidence
based policy requires evidence. No?<br><br><br>Christian <br><br>Dr.
Alejandro Pisanty Baruch wrote:<blockquote
cite="mid:6DCAB3E586E6A34FB17223DF8D8F0D3D8366613C@W8-EX10MB.unam.local"
type="cite"><pre wrap="">It seems to me that the level of the discussion to be undertaken in Ghana and the Gambia does not depend on a filigree of economic and other studies as much as on clear, solid arguments on basic Internet principles that these Chapters and their members can use both educating the regulators/governments, debating with the telcos, raising awareness in their community, and starting massive, viral campaigns should they choose so.</pre></blockquote></div></body></html>