[kictanet] Fwd: Open Forum : ITU periodic review of the ITRs in 2017

Wed Dec 21 04:44:32 EAT 2016

Barrack

This is important information.

May we ask the Government through MOICT to give us a detailed position paper on our country's position regarding the ITRs?

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> On 21 Dec 2016, at 1:51 AM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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> From: Elizabeth Oluoch via Internet Society <Mail at connectedcommunity.org>
> Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2016 14:09:26 +0000
> Subject: Open Forum : ITU periodic review of the ITRs in 2017
> To: otieno.barrack at gmail.com
> 
> == Please, reply above this line ==
> 
> 
> Dear Members,
> 
> 
> As you may be aware, the ITU will begin a review of the International
> Telecommunication Regulations
> <https://www.itu.int/en/wcit-12/Pages/itrs.aspx> (ITRs) next year
> through an Expert Group on the ITRs
> <https://www.itu.int/en/council/eg-itrs/Pages/default.aspx> (EG-ITR).
> The first meeting of this group will take place in Geneva on February
> 9-10. The Members of the ITU Council
> <https://www.itu.int/en/council/Pages/members.aspx> called for this
> review in Council Resolution 1379 (attached) based on guidance from
> 2014 Plenipotentiary Conference, Resolution 146 on the Periodic review
> and revision of the ITRs.
> 
> 
> 
> The review will begin in 2017 and will take into account new trends in
> telecommunications/ICT, emerging issues and obstacles that may arise
> from the implementation of the 2012 ITRs and WCIT-12 Resolutions and
> Recommendations.
> 
> 
> 
> Key aspects of the EG-ITR:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> the EG-ITR is open to Member States and Sector Members and
> contributions will be accepted from both groups including from the
> Directors of the three Bureaus by January 25th;
> 
> the EG-ITR will be chaired by Fernando Borjn (Mexico), the Chairman of
> ITU Plenipotentiary 2010 and 6 Vice Chairs
> <https://www.itu.int/en/council/Pages/proposed-VC.aspx>, one from each
> region;
> 
> the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the EG-ITR are defined by Council
> Resolution 1379 on EG-ITRs (see attachment).The ToR state that the
> review should include among others:
> 
> 
> 
> a). an examination of the 2012 ITRs to determine its applicability in
> a rapidly evolving international telecommunication environment, taking
> into account technology, services and existing multilateral and
> international legal obligations as well as changes in the scope of
> domestic regulatory regimes;
> 
> b). Legal analyses of the 2012 ITRs;
> 
> c). Analyses of any potential conflicts between the obligations of
> signatories to the 2012 ITRs and signatories to the 1988 ITRs with
> respect to implementation of the provisions of the 1988 and the 2012
> ITRs.
> 
> 
> 
> the EG-ITR will submit a progress report to the 2017 Session of ITU
> Council and a final report to the 2018 Session of ITU Council (18-27
> April 2018). Following Councils examination, the final EG-ITR report
> will be submitted with any of Councils comments to Plenipotentiary
> 2018 where ITU Members will determine whether or not an update or
> revision is needed to the 2012 ITRs.
> 
> 
> 
> ISOCs role/perspectives:
> 
> 
> 
> A key question surrounding the ITR review is whether it will re-open
> some of the debates on the expansion of the treaty to include
> regulations of the Internet. The Internet Societys perspective is that
> the ITRs should help facilitate global telecommunications and should
> not interfere with the continued innovation and evolution of
> telecommunications networks and the Internet. And so it is worth
> considering whether stirring up some of the controversial issues is a
> desirable trajectory for a treaty where consensus will be important.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> As a Sector Member of the ITU, we plan to be engaged in and follow
> this process to review the existing ITRs.  ITU Resolution 146 (Rev.
> Busan 2014) and Council Resolution 1379 both set out clear guidelines
> on the scope and mandate of the EG-ITR; it will be important that the
> work of this group remain within these boundaries. Furthermore, the
> openness and transparency in this process is crucial for the
> legitimacy of the outcome. We hope that the review process is open and
> transparent and that it fosters dialogue and collaboration in order to
> find common solutions and share best practices.
> 
> 
> 
> About the ITRs:
> 
> 
> 
> The ITRs are a binding treaty that was adopted at the 1988 World
> Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference (WATTC-88) and came
> into force in 1990. The ITRs set out the rules for the exchange of
> telecommunications traffic across borders with the goal of promoting
> international interconnection and interoperability.  A revision to the
> 1988 ITRs occurred in 2012 at the World Conference on International
> Telecommunication (WCIT) in Dubai. Some of the amendments that were
> perceived by some Member States as expanding the ITUs role in Internet
> governance were not accepted by those states, with the result that 89
> of the 114 Member States
> <https://www.itu.int/osg/wcit-12/highlights/signatories.html> present
> signed the ITRs and 55 Member States refused to sign. Depending on
> inputs from the ITU membership, the ITR review process might also
> consider some of the limitations that may motivate non-signatories not
> to accede to the 2012 ITRs as well as those that motivated Member
> States not to
> sign.
> 
> 
> 
> Useful Links:
> 
> 
> 1988 International Telecommunication Regulations
> <https://www.itu.int/pub/T-REG-ACT-1988>
> 
> 
> 2012 International Telecommunication Regulations
> <https://www.itu.int/en/wcit-12/Documents/final-acts-wcit-12.pdf>
> 
> 
> Treaty Signing Process Explained
> <https://www.itu.int/en/wcit-12/Pages/treaties-signing.aspx>
> 
> 
> 
> We will keep you informed of developments /progress on this EG-ITR.
> Please stay tuned for more information.
> 
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> Elizabeth Oluoch
> Policy Advisor
> Internet Society
> Email: Oluoch at isoc.org
> Direct: + 1 703 439 2138
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