<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Walubengo</div><div><br></div><div>I'm in agreement with your thoughts.</div><div><br></div><div>What concerns me is the fact that we had an extensive process of consultations before and during the two IGFs. I don't recall us supporting this stance. Could it be that we have misconstrued? May be some clarification from the team that represented in Ghana would be a good point to start? </div><div><br><div>Ali Hussein</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">+254 773/713 601113</span></div><div><br></div>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On Oct 8, 2012, at 8:02 PM, Walubengo J <<a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color:; background-color:; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div><span>Thanx Barrack for the Post. I could not access the summary explanations (must be my local firewall issues) but from my understanding of the two clauses supported by the African Countries I believe we have reason to be afraid.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>ETNO is the proposal being pushed by European Telecoms Operators and my understanding is that they wish to charge Content Providers (Read the <a href="http://Google.com">Google.com</a>, the <a href="http://Ebay.com">Ebay.com</a>, the <a href="http://Amazon.com">Amazon.com</a> and closer home the Nation.co.ke, Standardmedia.co.ke, <a href="http://xyzshow.com">xyzshow.com</a>, etc) based on the traffic
attributed to visitors going to their sites.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>In simple terms, the ISP hosting the Kenyan Comedy <a href="http://XYZshow.com">XYZshow.com</a> will now be charged by the upstream Telco providers for each packet (read "eyeball") that views the XYZ show/clips. The current regime is that the ISP simply pays a FIXED amount to the Telco Provider for leasing a certain size of pipe to the Internet e.g pay 250USD for 1MB Internet pipe. The content and access to and from the ISPs servers was NONE of the Telco's business. But it appears Telcos now want to introduce and additional charge - over and above the internet pipe charges. These would be charges based
on how "busy" the ISP content servers are.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>This approach anticipates to make money for Telcos who have been complaining that their Internet Pipes are kept busy, while the money flocks to the Content Providers in a disproportionate ratio. So why not charge the Content Providers and get part of the pie? The blunder with this is that what is charged, the Content Providers will simply pass it on to the consumer. Accessing content will no longer be "free" the way we have come to understand it. Content that seats outside Africa will begin to be restricted to African Viewers simply because they will be introducing
"eyeballs" that have no returns in terms of Advertisement revenues. Content providers will not hesitate to block such eyeballs since they are being charged by their upstream Telco providers while the prospects of recovering such costs through either Sales of Products, Advertisement, Subscription and other business models is not feasible.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">So I would say as Africans, we have to be careful not to fight other peoples battles while hurting ourselves in the process.</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color:
rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>walu.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span> <br></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> "<a href="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com">otieno.barrack@gmail.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com">otieno.barrack@gmail.com</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</a> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b>
KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, October 8, 2012 6:29 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [kictanet] Fw: [Itu2012chapters] African Telecommunications Union (ATU) 25-26 September Meeting<br> </font> </div> <br>Dear Listers,<br><br>FYI<br><div id="yiv634805358"><div>The ATU held its third and final WCIT and WTSA regional preparatory meeting 25-26 September in Accra Ghana. <div><br></div><div>Note that the ETNO proposal gained some traction at the ATU meeting but that the final language for inclusion in Article 6 requires approval by Ministers prior to becoming a full ATU WCIT regional position. </div><div><br></div><div>The two proposed new articles under final review are:<br> <br><span class="yiv634805358Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre;"> </span>6.0.5 Member states
shall ensure that their regulatory frameworks drive the operating agencies to establish mutual commercial agreements with providers of international communication applications and services in <span class="yiv634805358Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre;"> </span>alignment with principles of fair competition, innovation, adequate quality of service and security.<br> <br><span class="yiv634805358Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre;"> </span>6.0.6 The Member States shall take measures to ensure that operating agencies have the right to charge providers of international communication applications and services appropriate access charges based on the <span class="yiv634805358Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre;"> </span>agreed quality of service. Regulatory measures may be imposed in case that this cannot be achieved through commercial arrangements and to the extent that
such measures do not hinder competition.<br> <br>The full meeting summary is located at:<br><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://fileshare.tools.isoc.org/wentworth/public/WCIT%20-%20Regional%20Meetings/ATU_WCIT_%20Report_Sept2012%20.pdf">https://fileshare.tools.isoc.org/wentworth/public/WCIT%20-%20Regional%20Meetings/ATU_WCIT_%20Report_Sept2012%20.pdf</a><br> </div><div>
<span class="yiv634805358Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;font-size:medium;"><span class="yiv634805358Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;font-size:medium;"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;">Karen Mulberry</div><div style="word-wrap:break-word;">Policy Advisor<br>Internet Society<br><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:mulberry@isoc.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:mulberry@isoc.org">mulberry@isoc.org</a></div><div style="word-wrap:break-word;">tel:
+1.303.668.8855<br><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.isoc.org/">www.isoc.org</a><br><br><br><br></div></span></span>
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