[kictanet] Who controls the internet?

[Kivuva]

Interesting debate.
Anybody claiming we don't have a horse at WCIT is undermining us. We
actually have thoroughbred  horses in the race. Telkom Kenya (Orange +
GoK), Safaricom (Vodafon + GoK), and Airtel are thoroughbreds with
influence all over Europe, Africa, and Asia. There are other players
too, satellite operators, and other telecommunication companies, The
public is also represented through civil societies that will advocate
for rights of end users. With all this, I think as Ali is insisting,
we should have a position on ITRs.

Regards

On 18/10/2012, McTim <dogwallah at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 11:44 AM, Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke> wrote:
>> McTim
>>
>> That Nakumatt analogy may not necessarily help the case of content owners
>> because Nakumatt and most big ticket supermarkets do in fact get 'paid'
>> for stocking goods through various ways
>
> It may not be the best analogy, true, but I think it made the
> point....perhaps a better one would be that Nakumatt would ask
> manufacturers to pay per gram of what is stocked, just as content
> providers would be asked to pay per bit.
>
> "Cushy" doesn't begin to describe it!
>
> --
> Cheers,
>
> McTim
> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
> route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
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