[Chapter-delegates] Bulgarian position on WCIT

Fri Dec 7 06:51:54 PST 2012

Hello, everybody, 

Romania's position re: ITRs was also officially published today. We are happy to see it reflects our fundamental principles of neutrality freedom of expression, as expressed previsously by the minister during the september consultation meeting. 

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Dan Nica, Minister of Communications: "We support freedom and net neutrality ' 

Date: December 7, 2012 

Given the national interest and concern of the Romanian state institutions to protect the rights of users, the Romanian delegation to the World Conference on International Telecommunications jobs (WCIT-12) in Dubai does not support those proposals which affect the independence and neutrality of the Internet and any proposals that may change the current internet governance system. believe that this service expansion that had in the past decade is clear evidence that the current system is a winning formula. Moreover, Romania as a member of the European Union will defend and promote the common market based on genuine competition and the necessity, appropriateness, proportionality, technological neutrality, transparency, predictability and stability of the regulatory acts. Finally, Romania does not support provisions that may affect the exercise of national sovereignty criminal or national security. 

Information meeting with the main contributions of Member States of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU / ITU) of the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITR) submitted for discussion at the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12), organized by Ministry of Communications and Information Society (MCSI) and the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) on September 6, 2012 at the MCSI Minister Dan Nica said firmly position that will support Romania Conference taking place in these days in Dubai: "We strongly reaffirm the neutrality and Internet freedom are the points that we support. Believe that it is not as International Telecommunication Union and deal with this problem. It must remain under the authority of international bodies, multi-stakeholder, who made a name for himself already. "This position was made public on other occasions." Attempts to impose Internet controls have been and probably will be. Important is strength that we have in the face of such attempts. Opposite the debates in international forums such as ITU, ICANN, etc. The winner will be the public interest and the general interest, which is to preserve Internet neutrality and independence, "said Minister Nica in a television interview that took at the beginning of October this year. 

Message that Romania wants to convey its position on Internet governance is that rights and fundamental freedoms apply without exception, including in the online environment. Any violation of the provisions covered by treaties in force - Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 19), the European Convention on Human Rights (RTICLE 10), the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Article 19) - which would create restrictions More on freedom of expression and information, regardless of frontiers, would not be justified. 

Regarding ITR's (International Telecommunication Regulations), from 1988 to now, they have proven to be a successful tool for developing international telecommunications industry. It is now necessary to update them, many having no applicability provisions. However not necessary to consider and expanded by terms or provisions relating to the Internet and cyber security. Managing Internet by a single international organization can have a negative impact on freedom of expression . 

We believe that the regulation of the Internet and cyber security policies and strategies requires a continuous exchange of information at international level and a proper study of ICT to improve service quality and safety standards everywhere, but are also topics that can adversely affect the sovereignty any state, its economic and social interests, and rights and freedoms of citizens. 

European Common Position is the International Internet Connectivity issues can not be addressed in a document worth ITR treated like sites, but should be studied at a much lower level of ITU study groups, to true and fair solutions for all Member States. 
In outlining this position, Romania has considered the mutual benefit of both users and providers of ICT services by ensuring that the principles of open society, the rights and liberties and a free and transparent market. 

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De la: "Veni Markovski" <veni at veni.com> 
Către: Chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org 
cc: isocmembers-wcit at elists.isoc.org 
Trimis: vineri, 7 decembrie, 2012 8:00:45 
Subiect: [Chapter-delegates] Bulgarian position on WCIT 

Bulgarian position on WCIT is now officially published. Compare with the position (in Bulgarian) of ISOC-Bulgaria, and you will see many common points. Compare with the Party of European Socialists statement (in English), and you might see a common pattern. I am proud of the work ISOC-Bulgaria has done. 

best, 
veni 

BULGARIAN CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS (WCIT-12) 

Bulgaria organized a 7-week public consultation (July 23 rd -September 10 th, 2012) in order to receive views from stakeholders on the draft revision of the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs). Within the forthcoming revision and taking into account various submissions, Bulgaria is pleased to announce to the WCIT that its position will be based on the following key guidelines of national importance: 

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The ITRs should establish high-level, general principles for the provision and operation of international telecommunications services and should not address specific regulatory and technical matters because of the various national specifics worldwide. The ubiquitous principles should be access to contemporary telecommunications, affordability and transparency of prices, accessibility of services, and encouragement of investments in infrastructure and innovations and respectively, stimulation of demand.Principles of technology and service neutrality should become also part of the revised regulations. 

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The ITRs should state that the ITU recommendations are taken into utmost account but remain non-binding documents which promote best practices . Being elaborated with the active participation of certain companies, Sector Members of the ITU, this might create market distortions. 

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. International telecommunications traffic should be based on greater international co-operation between network operators and service providers, but primarily should avoid causing burden to consumers, regardless of the economic situation of the countries they live in. 

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International mobile roaming is also an issue of great importance which settles relations between mobile operators worldwide with significant direct impact on consumers. Therefore, we would support proposals for incorporating provisions fostering pro-competitive measures related tolowering of, and achieving greater transparency on, prices. 

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The Internet should remain free and unregulated, and therefore we will support proposals stimulating freedom of expression and openness of the Internet, which we believe underpin the dynamics of the Internet and should be respected as fundamental human rights. 

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Cybersecurity and combating cyber crime should remain an issue of national competence. We believe in , and encourage all Member States to further engage in enhancing bilateral, regional and global cybersecurity cooperation . 

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The ITRs should promote commercial negotiations between various market players instead of regulating those relationships which could stifle competition. The ITU, as a recognized world organization, should not get involved in settling disputes among operators, but could call them through the ITRs for acting fairly under competitive conditions, or give non-binding guidance in accordance with its mandate, when applicable. 

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Preventing the use of telecommunications for malicious purposes (fraud, misuse of numbers etc.) should be a national priority and best approaches how to achieve it could be devised locally, bearing in mind the particular nature of such acts. There could not be a fits-all model or a common framework since a given approach might be applicable in one country but not in another and that is why, we should insist on flexibility in this regard. 

The Republic of Bulgaria reserves its right to add to, or modify, the views expressed herewith in the course of WCIT discussions and forthcoming coordination meetings. 

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