[Chapter-delegates] Internet to FCC - don't mess!

[Joly MacFie]

Thanks Siva,

Just to be clear I would point out that while I am sure all in the chapter
support the statement it  was not directly an ISOC-NY effort, but that of
one of our members on his own, and the other signers, behalf.

If you would like to summarize the statement I'd be very interested to read
it. I myself had a little trouble coming with a headline!

The statement feels very complimentary to me this last week with another
local activity - the launch of Tim Wu's new book 'The Master Switch'  In the
book Wu extends his Net Neutrality arguments to their logical conclusion –
that a “Separations Principle” is necessary to preserve communication
freedoms. http://www.isoc-ny.org/p2/?p=1377<http://www.isoc-ny.org/p2/?p=1377>


Unlike net neutrality, still a woolly concept at best, in the case of the
wider separation principle Wu is able to make his case - that content and
transport should be independent - in simple terms I think most people will
have no trouble in understanding.

Here is video of his initial presentation at Columbia Law School last
Wednesday
http://www.isoc-ny.org/p2/?p=1400

j



On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 2:25 AM, Sivasubramanian M <isolatedn at gmail.com>wrote:

> Dear Joly.
>
> This is very good work by Isoc NY.
>
> Opinions and Comments such as this response from ISOC NY is not only meant
> for the FCC but needs to reach various other related Government divisions,
> Industry Associations and Civil Society Groups, not only within the US, but
> around the world. This includes groups of people whose native language is
> not English, and more importantly, policy makers and civil society groups
> who would find this technical language very difficult to follow.
>
> At least the blog post could be in a simpler, elementary language that
> explains the technical rationale in a manner that is understood by all.
>
> Sivasubramanian M
> Isoc India Chennai
>
> On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 2:40 AM, Joly MacFie <joly at punkcast.com> wrote:
>
>> The Google/Verizon joint policy proposal for an open Internet in
>> August made a point of differentiating between 'broadband Internet'
>> and "other additional or differentiated services".  On September 1
>> 2010 the FCC followed up by issuing a notice of further inquiry to
>> 2009's Open Internet NPRM (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking), asking for
>> public comment on just how such differentiation should be defined.
>>
>> A group of 32 Internet veterans, co-ordinated by ISOC-NY member Seth
>> Johnson, have come up with a detailed response that strongly urges the
>> FCC to clearly establish the Internet as an inalienable, open, general
>> purpose platform.
>>
>>
>> Read it here: http://www.isoc-ny.org/p2/?p=1403
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