[Chapter-delegates] Shutdown of Skype on our Mobile Broadband Internet Access

[Kerry Brown]

In Canada this is regulated by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. Here is a link to their latest policy regarding net neutrality.

http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2009/2009-657.htm

There have been a few complaints about ISPs not following the policy but few of the complaints amount to anything. This is because the burden of proof is on the complainer. It is hard to find statistics that prove an ISP is not following the policy.

Kerry Brown
KDB Systems
604.892.1156
www.kdbsystems.com

From: chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org [mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org] On Behalf Of Edwin A. Opare
Sent: May-28-13 1:29 PM
To: Alexander Blom
Cc: ISOC Chapter Delegates
Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] Shutdown of Skype on our Mobile Broadband Internet Access

Is anybody able to share pdf versions of their Network Neutrality legislation to assist other countries yet to develop and pass such legislation?

Best,

EAO


On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 8:06 PM, Alexander Blom <alexander.blom at budgetphone.nl<mailto:alexander.blom at budgetphone.nl>> wrote:
In the Netherlands we have the proper legislation in place (net neutrality is in the law since the 1st of January this year), but in our experience, that still does not mean that every ISP and mobile operator will behave, or that net neutrality will be enforced by the authorities if they don't. In my opinion what can really contribute to protect net neutralty is lots of angry subscribers/consumers/internet users.


Alex Blom
ISOC NL





On 5/28/2013 9:28 PM, Edwin A. Opare wrote:
Grigori,

I just don't get it. Why should Google or Skype or anyone else pay extra money for using an already existing infrastructure?

I hope Beeline, Tele2 and Megafon are not following the same course as MTC, because it will definitely stifle innovation, cripple competition and user options, and in the long run the next Google or Microsoft or VKonktake will never "start up".

This is a huge challenge and it needs to be addressed ASAP!

Best,

EAO

On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 6:44 PM, Grigori Saghyan <gregor at arminco.com<mailto:gregor at arminco.com>> wrote:
Dear Eric,
some bad news from Russia.
Yesterday one of the largest cell operator in Russia - MTC- have sent a
proposal   to the ministry of communications. The idea of the proposal
is to issue a special licenses for Skype and  Google  for their VoIP
services  and collect money from these companies for VoIP services.
You can translate this information from  Russian on
http://lenta.ru/news/2013/05/27/skype/
As you understand, lot of countries, who have signed well known ITRs,
have similar approaches with Russia, and can implement  Russian practice.

Grigori Saghyan
ISOC.AM<http://ISOC.AM>


On 27.05.2013 11<tel:27.05.2013%2011>:44, Eric Akumiah wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> We have been experience a shut down of Skype by some of our Mobile
> Broadband operators and I want to know if any chapter has experience
> such a thing and what measures were used to address it. We intent
> complain to the regulator in the Ministry of Communications here in a
> position paper. We will like some input from any chapter who has had
> such an experience.
>
> Kind regards
> Eric
> President,
> Ghana Chapter
>
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