[kictanet] Net Neutrality under Trump Presidency
Ali Hussein
ali at hussein.me.ke
Fri Nov 11 14:57:48 EAT 2016
Barrack
Unfortunately recent events has shown us unequivocally that politics and Internet Governance are inseparable.. Sad but true.
Ali Hussein
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Hussein & Associates
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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 11 Nov 2016, at 12:56 PM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> @ 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
>>
>> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>> Skype: abu-jomo
>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
>>
>>
>> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what
>> no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>>> 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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>>> Message: 1
>>> 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
>>> Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] The Internet under President Trump...
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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!
>>>
>>> -Mallory
>>>
>>>> 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!
>>>>
>>>> 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>>:
>>>>
>>>> Surveillance is a huge concern. Policy change at the top level is
>>>> nearly impossible now. Bottom up solutions are needed.
>>>>
>>>> -Mallory
>>>>
>>>> PS -- My first time posting on Kictanet. Hello! I'm staff at APC
>>>> (apc.org <http://apc.org>) living in Nairobi as of July.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> 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
>>>>> <mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> 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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