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<font size="2">An op-ed by Sally Shipman Wentworth, </font><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Internet Society</span><font size="2"> (ISOC)</font><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, sans-serif" size="2"><span style="text-transform: uppercase;"><br></span></font></div><div><p style="margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="2">"Contrary to some headlines: The UN is <em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">not</em> trying to “take over the Internet.”</font></p><p style="margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="2">But this treaty <em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">could</em> fundamentally alter the way traffic flows across the Internet, and may even create new barriers to access. This is because some of the signatory nations have suggested the treaty not be limited to telecommunications traffic but should be expanded to include regulations for Internet traffic. In this case, the WCIT presents an opportunity for governments to reintroduce old regulations and maybe apply a more centralized nation-based order to the Internet.".</font></p><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">http://www.wired.com/opinion/2012/12/internet-users-shouldnt-have-to-pay-the-price-of-an-international-treaty/</font></div></div> </div></body>
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