Hi All -

 

We definitely will submit reports we have.

There is some good intent here with this ITU Council survey and an opportunity to prove the CNs are legitimate and more work is being done with ITU-D, G-20, CITEL, APT, and others to promote CNs, and of course with Govts and the Internet Community ; )

 

Jane

 

From: <dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net> on behalf of Glenn McKnight <mcknight.glenn@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3@listas.altermundi.net>
Date: Saturday, November 28, 2020 at 3:41 PM
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3@listas.altermundi.net>
Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet connectivity

 

Hi SIva

You mentioned to be free from Telcom authority.  I recall that  ARIN ( RIR for  North America) had policy changes on Community Networking and perhaps  we should  assess their rules and  other  RIR's on this issue

 

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On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 9:03 AM sivasubramanian muthusamy <6.internet@gmail.com> wrote:

In providing inputs with success stories, the DC could also emphasize that the CNs would thrive far better in their non-traditional model, free of the patterns of the telecom regulatory model. 

 

 

 

On Fri, Nov 27, 2020 at 10:23 PM Luca Belli <luca.belli@fgv.br> wrote:

Hi Carlos,

 

Thanks for sharing this!

 

Indeed I uploaded the contributions more than one month ago but it really took weeks to have them displayed on the contributions page you shared!! I received a confirmation email but I checked several times the ITU website and it is the first time I am seing them displayed!!

Great mystery...

 

I think another easy way to contribute would be for ISOC regional bueraus to use the regional CN reports we drafted as contributions. @Jane Coffin do you think you colleagues can submit the LatAm and Africa reports as contributions? The LatAm is below. Cannot find the African report Carlos drafted. Are there other reports?

 

 

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2019 Impact Report: Community Networks. Community networks — networks built, managed, and used by local communities — are cornerstones of the Internet Society’s work.

 

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De: dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net <dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net> em nome de Carlos Rey-Moreno <carlos.reymoreno@gmail.com>
Enviado: sexta-feira, 27 de novembro de 2020 07:01
Para: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3@listas.altermundi.net>
Assunto: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet connectivity

 

Hi everyone, great to see the contribution from DC3 already listed in the submissions made to this process! https://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/consultation-sep2020.aspx

 

Also some other colleagues have contributed too! Thanks all! I would encourage anyone from the list to make a submission as well, so the voices from the CN movement are heard by the ITU and balance the voices of those that do not want CNs to thrill. Just by reviewing the submission from GSMA https://www.itu.int/en/Lists/consultationSep2020/Attachments/9//GSMA%20Contribution%20to%20CWG-Internet%20-%2013.08.2020.pdf , one can read:

 

"Community  Networks  are  a  specific  solution  to  often  unique  geographical,  commercial,  and/or logistical  challenges  in delivering  connectivity,  strongly  depending  on  engaged individuals.  These unique characteristics are limiting their scalability and applicability as a general policy mechanism to expand  internet  access  to  over  600  million  people.  Regulations  and  supporting  policies  should equally  empower  community  networks  and  operators  in  ways  that  do  not  impair  connectivity expansion initiatives through large-scale commercial networks, for example, by carefully assessing the risk of underusing scarce spectrum resources set aside for community networks."

 

Deadline is 15th December.

 

best,

 

carlos

 

On Thu, 28 May 2020 at 09:56, Carlos <carlos@apc.org> wrote:

Hi everyone,

After all the noise some of us have made at national, regional and
international Internet Governance spaces, it looks like the ITU Council
wants to hear directly “How can small/community/non-profit operators
help in promoting the increase of Internet connectivity?”

This poses an unique opportunity to showcase directly to the ITU Council
all the amazing work that most of you are doing, specially at times
where CNs are gaining more and more visibility to curve the digital
divide and rural marginalization that is now more and more apparent due
to the pandemic. And I say directly because this request is made through
one of the very few consultations the ITU open to all stakeholders: the
Open Public Consultation of the Council Working Group on International
Internet-related Public Policy Issues (CWG-Internet). I provide a bit of
background about it below for those who are interested.

The consultation is structured as a set of questions, one of them the
one included above, available in the following link:
https://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/consultation-sep2020.aspx
where you can also find important information and instructions on the
submission process.

I think it is strategically important that the ITU receives as many
contributions from each of us as possible highlighting the many
different ways community operators help in promoting the increase of
Internet connectivity. This will surely contribute in creating a more
policy and regulatory environment for community networks in each of your
countries.

I’ve copied some of the basic instructions to participate below.
Participating can be as easy as forwarding existing text you may have
written (the GISWatch country report for those of you who wrote it:
https://www.giswatch.org/community-networks) to the email address below.

Note that your online submission can be drafted in a UN language other
than English (these are Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish),
but you are encouraged (not obliged) to provide a translation in English
for the benefit of all readers.

At APC we are available to provide support to any of you wanting to make
a submission but struggling with the process. Please do not hesitate to
reach out to me directly.

Best,

carlos

== Basic instructions ==

You can include your responses to the questions into the online form in
the following link :
https://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/form-oct2019.aspx OR
send it to InternetPublicViews@itu.int including your Full Name, Title,
Country and Organization you are representing.

Your response will then be published on the ITU Website:
https://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/consultation-sep2020.aspx

Please include each submission also includes a short summary/abstract
(1-3 paragraphs). This will form part of the final summary document to
be published after the end of the physical open consultation meeting.

== Background ==

ITU Council Working Groups

There are different Working Groups set up to provide input to the ITU
Council in different matters. In the last last Council Group (February,
2020) meeting four appeared to be active [1]:

- Council Working Group on International Internet-related Public Policy
Issues (CWG-Internet)

- Council working group on Child Online Protection (WG-CP)

- Council Working Group on WSIS (WG-WSIS)

- Council Working Group on Financial and Human Resources (CWG-FHR)

The participation in those working groups varies and some are for
Members States (MS) only, others allow for the participation of Sector
Members (too).

CWG-Internet is limited to Member States, but they hold an open
consultation to all stakeholders. This poses one of the few
opportunities for Civil Society Organizations that are not Sector
Members of the ITU to present their views to the ITU Council. In most
other ITU’s consultations, organizations such as the Association for
Progressive Communications and the Internet Society, both with Sector
Member status do their best to bring the voice of the Civil Society in
general, and of community networks in particular to these spaces.

In particular, CWG-Internet is tasked to identify, study and develop
matters related to international Internet-related public policy issues
and to disseminate its outputs throughout ITU's membership, as well as
to report annually to the Council on activities undertaken on these
subjects [2] [3].

The 13th Session of the ITU Council Working Group on International
Internet-related Public Policy Issues (CWG-Internet) decided on 20
September 2019 to hold an open consultation (online and physical) on
“International internet-related public policy issues on harnessing new
and emerging telecommunications/ICTs for sustainable development” where
some of our contributions provided already content in relation to
community connectivity [4].

In the 13th Session it was also decided that the next round of Open
Consultations (February 2020 – August 2020), on the topic of “Expanding
Internet Connectivity” with the questions below: [5]

Expanding Internet Connectivity

- What are the challenges and opportunities for expanding Internet
connectivity, particularly to remote and under-served areas? What are
the roles of governments and non-government actors in overcoming these
challenges?

- Are there particular challenges facing land-locked countries in
securing affordable Internet access? What can be done to overcome these
challenges?

- How can small/community/non-profit operators help in promoting the
increase of Internet connectivity?

[1] https://www.itu.int/en/council/Pages/groups.aspx

[2] https://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/default.aspx

[3] https://www.itu.int/md/S19-CL-C-0136/en

[4]
https://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/consultation-oct2019.aspx

[5]
https://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-s/md/19/rclintpol13/c/S19-RCLINTPOL13-C-0013!!MSW-E.docx


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Local Access Policy and Regulation Coordinator
Association for Progressive Communications
https://www.apc.org/en/project/connecting-unconnected-supporting-community-networks-and-other-community-based-connectivity
Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633
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