[kictanet] Net Neutrality under Trump Presidency
Barrack Otieno
otieno.barrack at gmail.com
Fri Nov 11 12:56:06 EAT 2016
@ Boniface and Ali
I think it is too early to Judge his Excellency D. Trump, time to
separate politics from actual governance.
Regards
On 11/10/16, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> 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?
>
> Ali Hussein
> Principal
> Hussein & Associates
> +254 0713 601113
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> Twitter: @AliHKassim
> Skype: abu-jomo
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>
>
> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what
> no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi
>
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>> On 10 Nov 2016, at 1:00 PM, Bonface Witaba via kictanet
>> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>> 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...
>>
>>
>> Bonface Witaba
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>> 1. Re: The Internet under President Trump... (Mallory Knodel)
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>> Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2016 20:23:58 +0300
>> From: Mallory Knodel <mallory at apc.org>
>> To: "Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)" <nmutungu at gmail.com>, KICTAnet ICT Policy
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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
>> > here.
>> > Are you working on any Kenyan related projects or are you just based
>> > here?
>> > Again, Karibu!
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>> > 2016-11-09 18:15 GMT+03:00 Mallory Knodel via kictanet
>> > <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>>:
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>> > Surveillance is a huge concern. Policy change at the top level is
>> > nearly impossible now. Bottom up solutions are needed.
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>> > -Mallory
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>> > PS -- My first time posting on Kictanet. Hello! I'm staff at APC
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>> > On 09/11/16 04:14 PM, Ronald Ojino via kictanet wrote:
>> >>
>> >> 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.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On 09-Nov-2016 3:32 PM, "Michael Bullut via kictanet"
>> >> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
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>> >> Greetings Team,
>> >>
>> >> How will it fair for the rest of the world? I see Net
>> >> Neutrality going & big business getting priority etc. Any
>> >> other thoughts?
>> >>
>> >> Warm regards,
>> >>
>> >> Michael Bullut.
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