[kictanet] Fwd: [global-nn] Red Alert for Net Neutrality in the United States

Sun Nov 26 08:11:49 EAT 2017

Wangari

That's a brilliant post, and analogy.

I couldn't agree more.

On Nov 25, 2017 12:32 PM, "WANGARI KABIRU via kictanet" <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

*“Letting deep-pocketed corporations create a pay-for-play internet harms
innovation and free expression alike, in the U.S. and everywhere else,”* said
Nathan White, Senior Legislative Manager at Access Now. *“The open internet
is for everyone, not just the privileged few. Breaking it into pieces to
make more money for entrenched players is a short-sighted strategy that
will only backfire, creating less opportunity and innovation over time, not
more,”* he added.

Having had the opportunity to engage in the ISOC Chapterthon 2017 (SHULE
TARAKIMU KENYA project), and the drive for Community Networks in Africa,
this situation is certainly at play in Kenya and experienced for anyone
engaging in the peri-urban and rural Kenya.

Camouflaged in the speed of access in turn cost of access to users arising
from infrastructure investment decisions among other business drivers.

There is certainly a long battle until the internet is classified as a
public good with our government responsible to be responsive to deliver it.

The mantra of the internet as a human right in the Internet Governance
discourse must be backed by who delivers it, perhaps a certain minimum
level of standards.

Business will keep reminding you they are in business (yes, mostly with
shortterm interests - known as targets!).

However, the internet development community and more so the Internet
Governance enthusiasts (long term interests) has shown that with the
declaration that the internet is for all,
'we are the ones inviting you to do business with "our internet", by "our
rules", in "our shared way" '

Might this possible or not? I am reminded that not so long ago, every
Kenyan could purchase their favorite milled maize at 90bob versus the close
to 200bob that would've shifted maize into the ostentation category. All
the stakeholders thrived.

Internet sio mahindi but the thinking must be as such!

Have a blessed day.

Regards/Wangari

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Earth".

On Thursday, 23 November 2017, 17:29, Ali Hussein via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

@Kanini

In this particular case I’ll just say this:-

Let sleeping dogs lie...

*Ali Hussein*
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On 23 Nov 2017, at 2:27 PM, kanini mutemi <kaninimutemi at gmail.com> wrote:

This is bad. Really bad.

Our dear government officials, please do not get any ideas. Thank you.

On Thu, 23 Nov 2017 at 14:22, Ali Hussein via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

FYI

*Ali Hussein*
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*Hussein & Associates*
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habit."  ~ Aristotle

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Begin forwarded message:

*From:* Candace Clement <candace at freepress.net>
*Date:* 22 November 2017 at 9:17:00 PM EAT
*To:* Nathan White <nathan at accessnow.org>
*Cc:* global-nn at lists.riseup.net
*Subject:* *Re: [global-nn] Red Alert for Net Neutrality in the United
States*
*Reply-To:* Candace Clement <candace at freepress.net>

For folks outside the US looking for ways to help mobilize people here, you
can also sign up to join our peer-to-peer texting team
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdYAYCTsBuS3HfYl61GWudezHw2LSVJfWK__fZGr57OEkYp2w/viewform>.
It's an easy way to help get the word out to people here by having
one-to-one conversations and you can do it from your computer whenever you
have a little extra time.

Candace Clement
Campaign Director
Free Press / Free Press Action Fund
413-585-1533 ext 203

On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 1:08 PM, Nathan White <nathan at accessnow.org> wrote:

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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under Chairman Ajit Pai
just posted the proposed order
<https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-announces-tentative-agenda-december-open-meeting-3>
to roll back Net Neutrality protections in the United States. It will be
voted on December 14th, and it's worse than we even feared.

*Not only would ISPs be able to charge more for priority speeds, under this
framework they'd be able to selectively downgrade certain services at their
own discretion.* The rule would also block any states from enacting Net
Neutrality principles.

The FCC knows how wildly unpopular this is. The public comment docket had a
record* 22 million comments,* overwhelmingly in support of Net Neutrality.
They're announcing this now, right before one of the biggest holidays in
the United States to minimize the criticism

Our only hope now is to put so much pressure on the U.S. Congress that they
tell Chairman Pai to back off. There is still hope. Members of Congress
will face an election next year and Net Neutrality is important to many
people. In just the last 24 hours *175,000 phone calls have gone to the
Congress in support of NN. *Even places like Breitbart and r/The_Donald are
showing some signs of opposing the order. (I've heard rumors that even the
ISPs think the order goes too far and will result in inevitable legal
battles.)

While this is amazing, it's not enough. This is a holiday weekend and
Congress is closed. Those calls, can't just be left on voice mail messages
boxes. We need to sustain this level of activism all the way up until the
vote on December 14th.

Here are some ways you can help.

   - The main Battle for the Net call tool is here: https://www.
      battleforthenet.com/
      - The ACLU call tool is here: https://www.aclu.org/
      issues/free-speech/dont-dismantle-net-neutrality
      <https://www.aclu.org/issues/free-speech/dont-dismantle-net-neutrality>
      - Talking points on the order are here: https://docs.google.com/
      document/d/1JFt_t4AaA2rK6Kls64l4RqIcN0UTCBhCcE
      vA72rxnvM/edit#heading=h.teo0lgd25n6u
      <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JFt_t4AaA2rK6Kls64l4RqIcN0UTCBhCcEvA72rxnvM/edit#heading=h.teo0lgd25n6u>
      - Access Now's *statement on the international impacts: *https://www.
      accessnow.org/access-now-condemns-u-s-plan-repeal-net-
      neutrality-rules/
      <https://www.accessnow.org/access-now-condemns-u-s-plan-repeal-net-neutrality-rules/>
      - Statements from different orgs are here: https://docs.google.com/
      document/d/1OglCfmKV0eyou_jGxDEQz61JEl8y5XeZR1Kbte-Njh8/edit
      <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OglCfmKV0eyou_jGxDEQz61JEl8y5XeZR1Kbte-Njh8/edit>
      - A fact sheet from (Democratic) Commissioner Clyburn:
      https://www.fcc.gov/document/commissioner-clyburn-
      fact-sheet-net-neutrality
      <https://www.fcc.gov/document/commissioner-clyburn-fact-sheet-net-neutrality>
      - A toolkit with sample social media is here: https://docs.google.com/
      document/d/1WffqXGDRcAow-Qds4XwTo7gsvMONO4_Ysnw_
      g87i7cU/edit#heading=h.otuuifmukhbz
      <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WffqXGDRcAow-Qds4XwTo7gsvMONO4_Ysnw_g87i7cU/edit#heading=h.otuuifmukhbz>

*Please send any help or advice you have.* And one thing to remember is
that while it's important to have a strong immediate response, it's a big
holiday in the United States and a lot of people are not paying attention.
It's just as important to schedule messages and actions in the coming weeks
to ensure sustained pressure.

Thanks everyone for any support you can spare.

-- 
Nathan White
Senior Legislative Manager
Phone: (269) 267-0580
PGP ID: 0x9030A74E
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