[kictanet] #KeIGF Online Discussions Day 6: Openess

[Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)]

Listers,
We hope you are all well post POTUS visit.

Due to the the national activities last week, we were not able to post the
last issue for discussion. Many of you had requested for a discussion on
openness of the Internet and so we shall tackle that today. You are also
welcome to contribute to all the other discussion threads from last week as
we gear up for the face to face KeIGF .

The idea of an open Internet is the idea that the full resources of the
Internet and means to operate on it are easily accessible to all
individuals and companies. This often includes ideas such as net
neutrality, open standards, transparency, lack of Internet censorship, and
low barriers to entry. We seek to answer questions like: how open is the
Internet in Kenya? Is Freedom of Speech Online encouraged or it is
suppressed? Are there examples of blocked websites in Kenya?  How easy is
it to start an Internet business in Kenya?

Should Internet service provider (ISP)  be allowed to speed up, slow down
or block lawful Web traffic from getting to where you, the customer, want
it to go?

Should ISPs like Orange or Safaricom demand payment from content providers
like Facebook or Google because these content providers reap huge profit
from the infrastructure provided by ISPs?

What is the position of the regulator on net neutrality? What is the
position of service providers in Kenya on net neutrality?

Over to you.
Regards,
-- 
Grace L.N. Mutung'u
Nairobi Kenya
Skype: gracebomu
Twitter: @Bomu

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