[Chapter-delegates] WCIT Media Summary - 8 December 2012
Greg Wood
wood at isoc.org
Sat Dec 8 05:20:48 PST 2012
[Hello,
Based on interest expressed by members of the Internet Society community, the summary below has been compiled of selected media coverage of the WCIT conference so far, including an article by the Internet Society's Sally Wentworth published this week in Wired.
More information and additional WCIT-related information is available at:
http://www.internetsociety.org/wcit
and links to additional WCIT-related media items are at:
http://www.scoop.it/t/wcit
-Greg
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Wired: Internet Users Shouldn’t Have to Pay the Price of This International Treaty
By Sally Shipman Wentworth, December 3, 2012
http://www.wired.com/opinion/2012/12/internet-users-shouldnt-have-to-pay-the-price-of-an-international-treaty/
An 11-year-old girl is enrolled in an online college-level physics course offered by an education company in Silicon Valley; she lives in Lahore, Pakistan. In nearby India, the government has announced a plan to distribute subsidized tablet computers – the Aakash 2 tablet – to equip potentially millions of students and teachers throughout the country. Halfway across the world in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University and MIT have invested over $60 million in online education platform edX, with the goal of educating 1 billion people. Other universities are following suit via platforms like Udacity, in a trend that promises to revolutionize education.
What do these three seemingly separate instances have to do with a United Nations treaty conference on telecommunications?
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Internet Society’s Statement Addressing Reported Attacks Against the ITU Website Pickups
http://www.internetsociety.org/ituweb
December 7, 2012
· Yahoo Finance: Internet Society’s Statement Addressing Reported Attacks Against the ITU Website
http://in.finance.yahoo.com/news/internet-society-statement-addressing-reported-112700490.html
· MarketWatch/Wall Street Journal: Internet Society’s Statement Addressing Reported Attacks Against the ITU Website
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/internet-societys-statement-addressing-reported-attacks-against-the-itu-website-2012-12-07
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New York Times: Communications Treaty Hung Up on Internet Issue
By Eric Pfanner, December 6, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/07/technology/communications-treaty-hung-up-on-internet-issue.html
Nearly a week into a global conference to draft a treaty on the future of international telecommunications, delegates remain divided on a fundamental question: Should the Internet feature in the discussions?
The United States says no, arguing that including it in an intergovernmental agreement could result in regulations that would hamper its development, which has been led by the private sector.
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CNET: The U.N. and the Internet: What to Expect, What to Fear (FAQ)
By Declan McCullagh, December 6, 2012
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57557459-38/the-u.n-and-the-internet-what-to-expect-what-to-fear-faq/
The inner workings of United Nations telecommunications agencies aren't usually headline news. But then again, most U.N. confabs don't grapple with topics as slippery as Internet censorship, taxation, and privacy.
A U.N. agency called the International Telecommunication Union has kicked off what has become a highly controversial summit this week in Dubai, capping over a year of closed-door negotiations over an international communications treaty that could have a direct impact on the Internet. The summit continues through the end of next week.
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La Stampa: In subbuglio il mondo delle telecomunicazioni
By Juan Carlos de martin
http://www.lastampa.it/2012/12/06/tecnologia/in-subbuglio-il-mondo-delle-telecomunicazioni-wasfuLXptnMCN5AxErwZ6N/pagina.html
A leggere molte dichiarazioni e articoli di queste ultime settimane c’è da rimanere stupiti. Da una parte Vint Cert, uno dei «padri» di Internet, in genere persona molto diplomatica, ha definito i suoi opponenti «dinosauri con cervelli delle dimensioni di un pisello».
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Articles resulted directly from interviews with Markus Kummer:
NZZ: “Das Gejammer ist fehl am Platz“
By Henning Steier, December 3, 2012
http://www.nzz.ch/aktuell/digital/wcit-markus-kummer-interview-1.17865616
Heute beginnt die Weltkonferenz zur internationalen Telekommunikation (WCIT) in Dubai. Verhandelt wird auch über eine Neufassung der International Telecommunications Regulations (ITR). Es geht im Kern darum, dass die UN-Organisation ITU das Netz stärker beaufsichtigen soll. Wie steht die Internet Society dazu?
Also appeared here:
http://www.tagblatt.ch/aktuell/digital/-Das-Gejammer-ist-fehl-am-Platz;art119505,3223108
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c’t: Netz-Kontrolleure
By Richard Sietmann, December 6, 2012
print issue
Die großen Netzbetreiber möchten mehr Geld verdienen. Staaten wünschen sich mehr Einfluss auf die Inhalte und Konnektivität im Internet. Wieder andere wollen einfach alles so regulieren, wie es früher im Telefonnetz schon mal vereinbart wurde.
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FOCUS: Attacke auf das freie Internet
By Holger Schmidt, December 3, 2012
http://www.focus.de/digital/internet/netzoekonomie-blog/netzneutralitaet-attacke-auf-das-freie-internet_aid_873476.html
Es geht um viel Macht. Und noch mehr Geld. Auf einer Konferenz in Dubai, die kaum unverdächtiger daherkommen könnte: Die Internationale Fernmeldeunion (ITU) hat sich bisher begnügt, den Telefonverkehr zu regeln. Doch von diesem Montag an soll die alt-ehrwürdige Institution zum Machtinstrument im Internet umfunktioniert werden.
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ZEIT: ITU-Konferenz in Dubai: Wer soll das Internet regeln?
By Peter Zschunke, December 3, 2012
http://www.zeit.de/news/2012-12/03/internet-itu-konferenz-in-dubai-wer-soll-das-internet-regeln-03124804
Das Internet wird zusammengehalten von mehreren technischen Standards, deren Weiterentwicklung von nichtstaatlichen Organisationen betreut wird. Am Montag sind Delegationen aus 193 Staaten in Dubai zusammengekommen, um auf der Weltkonferenz für die internationale Telekommunikation (WCIT) bis zum 14. Dezember darüber zu beraten, ob die Internationale Fernmeldeunion (ITU) nicht nur fürs Telefonieren, sondern auch fürs globale Computernetz zuständig sein soll.
This article was originally published by Peter Zschunke from dpa (major German news agency) and was republished in 50+ other outlets. Among others ZEIT, Focus, Stern and Computerwoche.
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Heise.de: WCIT: Debatte über Abrechnungsmodelle für die Netze
By Monika Ermert, December 6, 2012
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/WCIT-Debatte-ueber-Abrechnungsmodelle-fuer-die-Netze-1763731.html
Der Streit um Abrechnungsmodelle in den internationalen Netzen spaltet die Delegationen auf der Weltkonferenz der Telekommunikationsbranche WCIT in Dubai. Die USA wollen bei der Novelle des globalen Telekommunikationsvertrags (ITR) auf regulierte Abrechnungsmodelle verzichten und den entsprechenden Artikel 6 ganz streichen. Dagegen laufen Russland und einige afrikanische Länder Sturm, deren Netzbetreiber zum großen Teil noch nach ITR-Vorgaben abrechnen.
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IT-espresso: Kommt zum Schutz des urheberrecht die globale Internetüberwachung?
By Peter Marwan, December 6, 2012
http://www.itespresso.de/2012/12/06/kommt-zum-schutz-des-urheberrechts-die-globale-internet-uberwachung/
Bei der ITU-Konferenz WCIT in Dubai kommen zahlreiche umstrittene Vorschläge auf den Tisch. Die der UNO angegliederte ITU will auf Drängen einiger sehr aktiver Länder für Netzwerke Deep Packet Inspection vorschreiben, um so das Urheberrecht zu stärken. Allerdings entstünde so auch ein wirksames Instrument für die Internet-Zensur.
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MIT Technology Review: The Internet’s Future Depends on Maintaining Its Free Spirit
By Vint Cerf, December 4, 2012
http://www.technologyreview.com/view/508201/the-internets-future-depends-on-maintaining-its-free-spirit/
A great deal has happened in the 50 years since J.C.R. Licklider wrote his famous “Inter-Galactic Network” memo—the first conception of what eventually became the Internet—in April 1963.
Perhaps the most profound observation made about the early Internet was that it was unlikely to spread across the globe. And yet, slowly at first, and faster with the advent of the World Wide Web, the Internet has found purchase on every continent–even Antarctica. This penetration is a consequence of the independent decisions made by hundreds of thousands of Internet operators whose business models range from nonprofit to for-profit to government operated and every other variation you can imagine.
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Emakina Blog: It’s the end of the world (wide web) as we know it!
By Dan Sobovitz, December 5, 2012 (Belgium)
http://blog.emakina.com/2012/12/05/its-the-end-of-the-world-wide-web-as-we-know-it/
Imagine countries like China, Russia, Syria and Iran re-defining the way the Internet works in YOUR country, and elsewhere around the world. Picture the same censorship and privacy violations which currently target their populations – becoming new international norms, affecting us all.
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Nouveau Paradigme: WCIT: la conférence mondiale qui va décider dans l'ombre de la gouvernance d'Internet
By Staff, December 4, 2012
http://www.2012un-nouveau-paradigme.com/article-wcit-la-conference-mondiale-qui-va-decider-dans-l-ombre-de-la-gouvernance-d-internet-113127107.html
INTERNET - Et si le futur d'Internet était décidé, en ce moment, dans une salle fermée, où seuls les gouvernements ont droit de séjour, Russie et Chine en tête? Un scénario qui a tout de la théorie de la conspiration... et qui serait pourtant en train de se réaliser.
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ACTUALITÉS : CONFÉRENCE MONDIALE DES TÉLÉCOMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONALES (WCIT) 3 AU 14 DÉCEMBRE, DUBAÏ, Des enjeux stratégiques
By Abdelaziz Derdouri, December 5, 2012
http://actualites.123.fr/2012/12/05/conference-mondiale-des-telecommunications-internationales-wcit-3-au-14-decembre-dubai-des-enjeux-strategiques/112350/
Plus de deux milliards de personnes ont accès aujourd’hui à l’internet, utilisé pour la conduite d’activités privées quotidiennes et professionnelles : accès à des services gouvernementaux, opérations bancaires, communication, recherche de l’information et de plus en plus pour des activités politiques à cause de son efficacité et de son coût.
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LaSocieteSolidaireEtDurable: WCIT : la conférence mondiale qui va décider dans l’ombre de la gouvernance d’Internet
By Staff, December 4, 2012
http://lasocietesolidaireetdurable.com/2012/12/04/wcit-la-conference-mondiale-qui-va-decider-dans-lombre-de-la-gouvernance-dinternet/
INTERNET – Et si le futur d’Internet était décidé, en ce moment, dans une salle fermée, où seuls les gouvernements ont droit de séjour, Russie et Chine en tête? Un scénario qui a tout de la théorie de la conspiration… et qui serait pourtant en train de se réaliser.
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Computerworld: UN to grab net control at ITU WCIT boondoggle? Perhaps not.
By Richi Jennings, December 5, 2012
http://blogs.computerworld.com/gov039t-legislationregulation/21440/un-grab-net-control-itu-wcit-boondoggle-perhaps-not
WCIT, the meeting of the United Nations' International Telecommunications Union (ITU), is said to be plotting to seize control of the Internet. Naturally, this has many right-thinking people up in arms. But it also has a few less-sane voices speaking up.
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ZEIT Online: Das Gezerre um die Zukunft des Internets
By Patrick Beuth, December 5, 2012
http://www.zeit.de/digital/internet/2012-12/itu-wcit-dubai-hintergrund
Niemand hat die Absicht, das Netz zu kontrollieren – das beteuert die Fernmeldeunion ITU. Stimmt das? Ein Überblick, wer beim Treffen in Dubai was erreichen will. In Dubai haben am Montag die Verhandlungen der Mitgliedstaaten der Internationalen Fernmeldeunion ITU begonnen. Die World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12) will die International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs) von 1988 modernisieren.
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Kopp Online: Weltregierung will totale Kontrolle über das Internet
By J. D. Heyes, December 5, 2012
http://info.kopp-verlag.de/hintergruende/deutschland/j-d-heyes/weltregierung-will-totale-kontrolle-ueber-das-internet.html
Wieder einmal richten die Tyrannen dieser Welt einen Angriff auf die wahrscheinlich letzte Bastion der Redefreiheit: Die Vereinten Nationen streben eine Regulierung des Internets an – als ob die notwendig wäre.
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Oberpfalznetz: Wer soll das Internet regeln?
By Peter Zschunke, December 4, 2012
http://www.oberpfalznetz.de/onetz/3485285-454,1,0.html
Das Internet wird zusammengehalten von mehreren technischen Standards, deren Weiterentwicklung von nichtstaatlichen Organisationen betreut wird. Am Montag sind Delegationen aus 193 Staaten in Dubai zusammengekommen, um auf der Weltkonferenz für die internationale Telekommunikation (WCIT) bis zum 14. Dezember darüber zu beraten, ob die Internationale Fernmeldeunion (ITU) nicht nur fürs Telefonieren, sondern auch fürs globale Computernetz zuständig sein soll.
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Europanews: Die Eliten greifen nach der totalen Kontrolle über das Internet
By J. D. Heyes, December 5, 2012
http://www.europnews.org/2012-12-05-un-die-eliten-greifen-nach-der-totalen-kontrolle-uber-das-internet.html#more-6085
Das, was man bisher getrost als die letzte Bastion der freien Rede bezeichnen konnte, sieht sich erneut Angriffen der Tyrannen der Welt ausgesetzt. Die Vereinten Nationen (UN) wollen das Internet regulieren – als wäre es jemals wirklich notwendig gewesen, das Internet zu regulieren.
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BBC World Service Radio: Newsday
By Nkem Ifejika, December 3, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0112t33
A segment on WCIT with Sally Wentworth starts about 15:30 and Sally’s interview at about 16:20.
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Forbes: Google's Media Campaign Against the UN Slapped Down
By Jody Westby, December 4, 2012
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jodywestby/2012/12/04/googles-media-campaign-against-the-un-slapped-down/
Google has been a forerunner and one of the most outspoken companies in protecting the right to freedom of information and expression. That is laudable and earned the company respect around the globe. What is less admirable is the hyperbole that it has been spewing about the freedom and future of the Internet being in jeopardy at United Nations’ (UN) meetings being held in Dubai December 3-14. Not only did Google’s position turn out to be ill-informed, it appears to be self-serving.
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The Network: Regulating the Internet
By Scott Gurvey, December 3, 2012
http://newsroom.cisco.com/feature-content?type=webcontent&articleId=1111020
The alarms went off with the publication, on the Internet of course, of some documents prepared for the upcoming World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) set for December in Dubai. The leaked documents were posted by the Web site WCITLeaks, which was created by two policy analysts at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia, USA
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.nxt.com: The dirty truth about WCIT
By Kieren McCarthy, December 4, 2012
http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/12/06/dirty-truth-about-wcit
It must have come as quite a shock to the world to learn at the last minute that this week the United Nations is going to take over the Internet.
A wave of articles, op-ed pieces and interviews in the past few days have grown increasingly concerned about what will result from the WCIT conference in Dubai.
Just a few days ago, the Syrian government cut its country off from the Internet. Was this the future we are now all facing? Governments deciding what and when we can go online? Faceless bureaucrats monitoring everything we do?
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Die Welt: Staaten wollen die Kontrolle über das Netz
By Thomas Heuzeroth, December 4, 2012
print issue
Wie viel Einfluss dürfen Staaten auf das Internet haben? Diese Frage soll in den kommenden Tagen auf der Weltkonferenz für internationale Telekommunikation (WCIT) in Dubai beantwortet werden. Die internationale Staatengemeinschaft hat am Montag ihre Verhandlungen über neue Regeln zur Telekommunikation aufgenommen, die erstmals auch das Internet umfassen sollen.
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Main-Netz: Wer soll das Internet regeln?
By Peter Zschunke, December 4, 2012
http://www.main-netz.de/nachrichten/wirtschaft/wirtschaft/art4208,2387527
Das Internet wird zusammengehalten von mehreren technischen Standards, deren Weiterentwicklung von nichtstaatlichen Organisationen betreut wird. Am Montag sind Delegationen aus 193 Staaten in Dubai zusammengekommen, um auf der Weltkonferenz für die internationale Telekommunikation (WCIT) bis zum 14. Dezember darüber zu beraten, ob die Internationale Fernmeldeunion (ITU) nicht nur fürs Telefonieren, sondern auch fürs globale Computernetz zuständig sein soll.
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UN agency and ICANN to work together
Ban says United Nations stands behind goal of an open internet
by Naushad K. Cherrayil, Staff Reporter
http://gulfnews.com/business/technology/un-agency-and-icann-to-work-together-1.1113855
Dubai: International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) are getting together for the first time in the history of ICT.
They will be working apart from the 2,000 delegates from over 160 countries who have assembled for the World Conference on International Telecommunications 2012 (WCIT12), being held in Dubai from yesterday till December 14. The aim of the conference will be to review the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs), which was last negotiated in 1988.
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ITU Approves Deep Packet Inspection Standard Behind Closed Doors, Ignores Huge Privacy Implications
from the and-they-want-us-to-trust-them? dept
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121203/07493221209/itu-approves-deep-packet-inspection-standard-behind-closed-doors-ignores-huge-privacy-implications.shtml
Techdirt has run a number of articles about the ITU's World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) currently taking place in Dubai. One of the concerns is that decisions taken there may make the Internet less a medium that can be used to enhance personal freedom than a tool for state surveillance and oppression.
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Grenzecho: Wer soll das Internet regeln?
By Peter Zschunke, December 4, 2012
http://www.grenzecho.net/ArtikelLoad.aspx?a=D5A64901-7F56-4591-B311-91DBE5FCDBDB&mode=all
Das Internet wird zusammengehalten von mehreren technischen Standards, deren Weiterentwicklung von nichtstaatlichen Organisationen betreut wird. Am Montag sind Delegationen aus 193 Staaten in Dubai zusammengekommen, um auf der Weltkonferenz für die internationale Telekommunikation (WCIT) bis zum 14. Dezember darüber zu beraten, ob die Internationale Fernmeldeunion (ITU) nicht nur fürs Telefonieren, sondern auch fürs globale Computernetz zuständig sein soll.
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IISS: Internet's future on the agenda at Dubai meeting
By N/A, December 4, 2012
http://www.iiss.org/publications/strategic-comments/past-issues/volume-18-2012/december/internets-future-on-the-agenda-at-dubai-meeting/
The World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) taking place in Dubai on 3–14 December does not on the face of it seem an event calculated to set pulses racing. However, the meeting, convened by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), will undertake the first review since 1988 of telecommunications regulations. It has sparked fears that the ITU is seeking to acquire greater powers to regulate the Internet.
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LSE: Fast Times in Dubai: Secrets, leaks, and the treaty that could change the internet
By Alison Powell, December 4, 2012
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/mediapolicyproject/2012/12/04/fast-times-in-dubai-secrets-leaks-and-the-treaty-that-could-change-the-internet/
This week in Dubai, the International Telecommunications Union convenes the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT). The internet world is watching, because this year the conference is reviewing the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs), which serve as the binding global treaty covering interconnection and interoperability of information and communication services.
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Zonkey: UN net regulation talks kick off
By Leo Kelion, December 3, 2012
http://www.zonkey.co.uk/2012/12/un-net-regulation-talks-kick-off/
A UN agency is trying to calm fears that the internet could be damaged by a conference it is hosting. Government regulators from 193 countries are in Dubai to revise a wide-ranging communications treaty.
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Realinfos: WCIT: la conférence mondiale qui va décider dans l’ombre de la gouvernance d’Internet
By N/A, December 3, 2012
http://realinfos.wordpress.com/2012/12/03/wcit-la-conference-mondiale-qui-va-decider-dans-lombre-de-la-gouvernance-dinternet/
INTERNET – Et si le futur d’Internet était décidé, en ce moment, dans une salle fermée, où seuls les gouvernements ont droit de séjour, Russie et Chine en tête? Un scénario qui a tout de la théorie de la conspiration… et qui serait pourtant en train de se réaliser.
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ZDnet: Gouvernance de l'Internet : la bataille s'ouvre à Dubaï
By Antoine Duvauchelle, December 3, 2012
http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/gouvernance-de-l-internet-la-bataille-s-ouvre-a-duba-39785025.htm
Réglementation : C'est aujourd'hui que débute la conférence WCIT à Dubaï. La bataille pour la gouvernance de l'Internet va s'y jouer jusqu'au 14 décembre. Les Etats et organisations ont déjà commencé à creuser les tranchées.
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Africatime: L'avenir d'Internet se négocie à Dubaï
By Par Benjamin Ferran, December 3, 2012
http://africatime.com/mali/nouv_pana.asp?no_nouvelle=706551&no_categorie=3
Une agence de l'ONU prépare un nouveau traité international des télécoms. Au cœur des débats, le contrôle d'Internet et les relations entre opérateurs et géants du Web.
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Leparisien : "ITU" La gouvernance d'Internet ? Atteinte aux libertés ou bataille économique ?
By Staff, December 3, 2012
http://you.leparisien.fr/actu/2012/12/03/itu-la-gouvernance-d-internet-atteinte-aux-libertes-ou-bataille-economique-17611.html
Depuis ce lundi 3 décembre et jusqu'au 14 décembre, les 193 Etats membres de l'UTI (Union internationale des télécommunications), une agence spécialisée de l'ONU, se réunissent à Dubai au sein de la Conférence mondiale des télécommunications internationales (WCIT).
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Comunidadtic: Quieren cambiar las reglas de juego de la Internet en la WCIT
By Staff, December 3, 2012
http://www.comunidadtic.com.ar/wp/quieren-cambiar-las-reglas-de-juego-de-la-internet-en-la-wcit/
¿Qué es la WCIT? La Conferencia Mundial sobre Telecomunicaciones Internacionales (WCIT) es una conferencia global que celebra la Unión Internacional de Telecomunicaciones en la que gobiernos nacionales se juntarán para discutir y modificar las Normativas Internacionales sobre Telecomunicaciones (ITR).
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Computerworld: IETF vs. ITU: Internet standards face-off
By Carolyn Duffy Marsan, December 3, 2012
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/120312-argument-ietf-itu-264594.html
A battle is brewing between two standards bodies - the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) - over which group will be the primary source of the underlying communications protocols that allow the Internet to operate in the future.
Since 1986, the IETF has been the Internet's primary standards body. The all-volunteer group of network engineers has developed many of the most popular Internet standards including the Internet Protocol and the next-generation IPv6 through a process committed to "rough consensus and running code." Among the IETF's hundreds of innovations are standards for e-mail, domain names, network management and VoIP.
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Extreme Tech: The battle for control of the internet is being waged in Dubai
By Grant Brunner, December 3, 2012
http://www.extremetech.com/internet/142115-the-battle-for-control-of-the-internet-is-being-waged-in-dubai
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), an agency of the United Nations, is meeting today in Dubai to plan the future of the internet. The World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) will take place from now until the 14th, and it will have serious implications for the entire internet. Russia has made its intentions clear: It wants UN members to control the internet instead of private organizations like the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Internet Society (ISOC).
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MIT Technology Review: A Budding War Over Internet Economics
By David Talbot, December 1, 2012
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/507906/a-budding-war-over-internet-economics/
A United Nations agency opens debate on Monday over whether it should begin to regulate the Internet. The most hotly contested proposals come from European telecommunications providers and African and Arab countries that want big content providers to pay to send data across their networks.
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IEEE Spectrum: Battle Brewing Over International Internet Regulation
By John Blau, November 30, 2012
http://spectrum.ieee.org/telecom/internet/battle-brewing-over-international-internet-regulation
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. That’s how officials in a number of countries, particularly the United States, feel about growing efforts to change the way the Internet operates. The latest push comes from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), which hopes to update a global treaty on telephone regulations so it includes the Net. The treaty was initially signed in 1988, when telephony was a highly regulated, mostly analog technology business, and the Internet was young. Since then, the Internet has become the backbone for global communications and commerce.
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National Public Radio Shutdowns Counter The Idea Of A World-Wide Web
by Tom Gjelten
http://www.npr.org/2012/12/01/166286596/shutdowns-raise-issue-of-who-controls-the-internet
December 1, 2012
First, it was Egypt. At the height of the protest against the Mubarak regime in 2011, authorities shut the Internet down.
This week, it was Syria. Just as rebel forces there were making big gains, someone pulled the plug on the Internet, and Syria went dark.
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Forbes: UN Agency's Leaked Playbook: Panic, Chaos over Anti-Internet Treaty
By Larry Downes, November 26, 2012
http://www.forbes.com/sites/larrydownes/2012/11/26/un-agencys-leaked-playbook-panic-chaos-over-internet-treaty/
The International Telecommunications Union, the UN agency at the center of a firestorm over new efforts to regulate the Internet, is preparing a social media campaign to target what it expects will be fierce opposition to a revised telephone treaty being decided next month at a secret conference in Dubai.
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