[LINK] Internet Society Concern

[stephen at melbpc.org.au]

> From:   cover at isoc.org
> To:   isoc-members-announce at elists.isoc.org 
> Date:   Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:03:49 -0500 (EST) 
> Subject:   [ISOC] NEWS RELEASE


Internet Society Expresses Concern over Direction of World Conference on
International Telecommunications

Statement from the CEO and President, Lynn St. Amour:

At the conclusion of today's plenary, the Internet Society is concerned
about the direction that the ITRs are taking with regards to the Internet.

The Internet Society came to this meeting in the hopes that revisions to
the treaty would focus on competition, liberalization, free flow of
information, and independent regulation - things that have clearly worked 
in the field of telecommunications.

Instead, these concepts seem to have been largely struck from the treaty 
text. 

Additionally, and contrary to assurances that this treaty is not about
the Internet, the conference appears to have adopted, by majority, a
resolution on the Internet. Amendments were apparently made to the text
but were not published prior to agreement. 

This is clearly a disappointing development and we hope that tomorrow
brings an opportunity for reconsideration of this approach.


ISOC CEO and President, Lynn St. Amour

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Cheers,
Stephen Loosley