[kictanet] Net Neutrality under Trump Presidency
Ali Hussein
ali at hussein.me.ke
Thu Nov 10 13:16:03 EAT 2016
Boniface
Thanks for sharing. This particular part of the story caught my eye:-
Trump has proclaimed he opposes net neutrality, despite making it abundantly clear he doesn't appear to actually know what it is (he appears to falsely believe it has something to do with the fairness doctrine). As such most people believe he'll work to gut the current FCC, which as we've noted has, for the first time in arguably twenty years or so, actually been doing a few things to actually help broadband consumers and sector competition.
My take on this is simple. As much as we are interested on what the US will do going forward let's clean our house first. Net Neutrality is a very low priority item in the scheme of things in Kenya and Africa in general. We are hoping that the new ICT Policy 2016 will eventually address this issue.
Where the US is concerned I think we need to look at how the new administration will treat the IANA transition seeing as it is that the Republicans now have control of both houses. I dare say that how they engage going forward will have a dramatic effect on how Global Internet Governance will shape up. And the question we must ask ourselves is this:-
Will the Trump Presidency enhance Internet Governance as we know it or will it weaken it and give China, Russia, Saudi Arabia and their ilk the excuse they need to Balkanize the World Wide Web?
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> On 10 Nov 2016, at 1:00 PM, Bonface Witaba via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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> Sharing this link following the Net Neutrality debate on the list.
> In Wake Of Trump Win, ISPs Are Already Laying The Groundwork For Gutting Net Neutrality
> In Wake Of Trump Win, ISPs Are Already Laying The Groundwork For Gutting Net Neutrality
> With Donald Trump now the President elect, all eyes in telecom have turned to what happens now in regards to FCC telecom enforcement generally, and our shiny new net neutrality rules specifically. Trump has proclaimed he opposes net neutrality...
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> Thanks! I live in Nairobi for personal reasons (my partner is from
> Mombasa and we live nearby to look after his mum) and I work remotely
> for APC. But looking forward to connecting with you all any chance I get!
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> -Mallory
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> On 09/11/16 07:04 PM, Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) wrote:
> > Welcome to KICTANet and to Nairobi Mallory. We are glad to have you
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> > 2016-11-09 18:15 GMT+03:00 Mallory Knodel via kictanet
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> > On 09/11/16 04:14 PM, Ronald Ojino via kictanet wrote:
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> >> I believe it may be a little bit too early to judge.America has
> >> institutions and accountability is key, so i believe it may not
> >> be that bad and freedoms such as net neutrality will still be upheld.
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> >> On 09-Nov-2016 3:32 PM, "Michael Bullut via kictanet"
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> >> Greetings Team,
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> >> How will it fair for the rest of the world? I see Net
> >> Neutrality going & big business getting priority etc. Any
> >> other thoughts?
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