[Chapter-delegates] ISOC Board next meeting -- NET NEUTRALITY

[delahaut.marie-anne at wallonie-isoc.org]

This is interesting. We talked about Net neutrality during the Destree
Institute conference about "Foresight of the Internet" in 2005, 
www.wallonie-en-ligne.net/2005_Prospective-Internet/Strands-of-thinking.htm.

An important point to begin this debate could be to build and then to
publish, with the help of the chapters, a multilingual glossary about
various definitions and concepts related to the Internet, ICTs and Internet
governance. 

We began to do it with our chapter in 2000 about the history of the Internet
but it needs time and a team to go on. 
Parts of such "glossaries" certainly exist in many languages, maybe we could
also try to gather them.

Any suggestions ?

Kind regards,

Marie-Anne Delahaut
president, ISOC Belgium - Wallonia
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Marie-Anne Delahaut * delahaut.marie-anne at wallonie-isoc.org
directrice de recherche et responsable du Pôle Information 
director of research and head of the Information Unit
Institut Jules-Destrée * the Destree Institute
Namur, Région Wallonie * www.Wallonie-en-ligne.net/ 
Internet Society Wallonie * www.Wallonie-ISOC.org/
Tél. : +32(0)81.26.10.12. - Fax : +32(0)81.22.64.11.


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Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC Board next meeting -- NET NEUTRALITY


I see several problems with focusing just on "Net neutrality." First off,
the term is much more popular in the US than elsewhere. Second, the term is
defined in at least four different ways. Third, when you use the phrase "Net
neutrality," the debate automatically turns to the question of whether
regulation is needed to specify the architecture and interconnection rules
for the Internet.

I believe it's far more important to ensure "Network choice" and foster
competition. If there is vigorous competition between ISPs, telcos, and
cable companies, then Net neutrality will be the market result (and
legislation won't be needed).

I'd rather see ISOC write a paper or take a position on "Telecom
Competition: Ensuring Net Neutrality and Network Choice"

That also puts more focus on user needs (rather than the needs of Google,
Yahoo, and other content creators).

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IBM Corporation
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