[Chapter-delegates] Consultation on Open Internetworking

[Christopher Wilkinson]

Dear Sally Wentworth:

Thankyou for your interesting communication. I shall endeavour to join  
one of the conference calls that you have announced.

These issues arose in the context of the European Union's recent  
negotiations over telecommunications regulations.
At the time - more than one year ago - I wrote the attached letter to  
one of the Members of the European Parliament who was advocating the  
end of Network Neutrality.

I trust that the arguments that I put forward on that occasion remain  
relevant in the present context.

Regards,

Christopher Wilkinson

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On 18 Mar 2010, at 14:33, Sally Wentworth wrote:

>
> Dear members,
>
> The issue of Open Inter-networking, and associated issues such as  
> traffic
> management and "net neutrality", continues to gain momentum around  
> the globe
> as governments seek to craft national regulatory policies to address  
> them.
> Given that this debate touches on several aspects of ISOC's work and
> mission, we expect there to be many opportunities (at international,
> national and local levels) to speak out on the importance of the  
> Internet
> model and the need to preserve an open, user-centric Internet.
>
> As you will have seen, ISOC recently offered a paper on Open
> Inter-Networking:
> http://www.isoc.org/pubpolpillar/usercentricity/20100222-Inter-Networking.pd
> f.  This paper seeks to encourage policy makers and other  
> influencers to
> take into account the key issues of access, choice and transparency  
> when
> considering policy matters related to the Internet, and in  
> particular issues
> related to competition, traffic management, etc. (such as Network
> Neutrality).
>
> With its focus on the user, the Open Inter-Networking paper forms a  
> part of
> ISOC's Public Policy User-Centric Internet Program (launched in  
> 2007), and
> is an extension of the ISOC paper "Preserving the User Centric  
> Internet".
> The Open Inter-Networking paper also follows on from the ISOC  
> submission to
> the FCC on 14 January 2010
> (http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/view?id=7020376078), and  
> forms part
> of a growing portfolio of ISOC work on Internet policy matters of  
> concern
> today.
>
> As a next step, we will hold two conference calls on 30 March with  
> Members
> to better understand how Open Inter-networking issues are arising  
> and how
> they are being addressed around the globe.  A summary of these calls  
> will be
> extracted shortly after and will be made available on-line. To this  
> end, we
> would like to focus the conference calls on the following:
>
> 	- What is going on in your country on the issue of Open
> Inter-networking (traffic management, net neutrality)?
> 	- What are policy makers doing or proposing to do on these issues?
>
> 	- How are the issues of Open Inter-networking, traffic management,
> and/or net neutrality defined or framed in your local context?
> 	- What are the emerging issues related to Open Internetworking that
> we should be aware of?
>
> Conf Call details:
>
> We will have two conf calls:  30 March at 10.30 UTC and 20.00 UTC.   
> If you
> would like to participate in one of these calls, please send me an  
> email and
> tell me which time you will participate.  I will send in the call-in  
> details
> to those individuals who express interest.
>
> If you are unable to participate in the calls, you may submit written
> responses/comments on the above questions directly to me.
>
> Best,
> Sally Wentworth
>
> Sally Shipman Wentworth
> Regional Bureau Manager, North America
> Internet Society (ISOC)
> (703) 439-2146
> wentworth at isoc.org
> www.isoc.org
>
>
>
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