28 May
2020
28 May
'20
5:20 a.m.
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(a)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-001…
--
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Local Access Policy and Regulation Coordinator
Association for Progressive Communications
https://www.apc.org/en/project/connecting-unconnected-supporting-community-…
Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633
Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym
27 Nov
27 Nov
10:01 a.m.
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%20Cont…
, 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(a)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(a)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-001…
--
Carlos Rey-Moreno, PhD
Local Access Policy and Regulation Coordinator
Association for Progressive Communications
https://www.apc.org/en/project/connecting-unconnected-supporting-community-…
Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633
Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym
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Association for Progressive Communications
https://www.apc.org/en/project/local-access-networks-can-unconnected-connec…
Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633
Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym
4:35 p.m.
Thank you very much, Carlos. I wold specifically highlight the info they
provide in terms of connectivity (see below), since it still uses a
binary understanding of connected versus unconnected, including 2G and
3G connections and "coverage as connectivity". They also ignore the
gender gap, that as the ITU shows
(https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Pages/facts/default.aspx) , has
increased in the last years. The limitations of this generic approach
was properly addressed by A4aI and their Meaningful Connectivity report
and other partners. It would be great to have these infos reflected in
the contributions.
Best,
Raquel
On 11/27/2020 11:01 AM, Carlos Rey-Moreno wrote:
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
<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%20Cont…
<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(a)apc.org
<mailto: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
<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
<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
<https://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/form-oct2019.aspx>
OR
send it to InternetPublicViews(a)itu.int
<mailto: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
<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
<https://www.itu.int/en/council/Pages/groups.aspx>
[2] https://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/default.aspx
<https://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/default.aspx>
[3] https://www.itu.int/md/S19-CL-C-0136/en
<https://www.itu.int/md/S19-CL-C-0136/en>
[4]
https://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/consultation-oct2019.aspx
<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-001…
<https://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-s/md/19/rclintpol13/c/S19-RCLINTPOL13-C-0013!!MSW-E.docx>
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Association for Progressive Communications
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4:53 p.m.
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<mailto:coffin@isoc.org> 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?
https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-la…
[https://www.internetsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/isoc-logo-1280x6…
Community Networks in Latin America | Internet
Society<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-net…
2019 Impact Report: Community Networks. Community networks — networks built, managed, and
used by local communities — are cornerstones of the Internet Society’s work.
www.internetsociety.org
Best
Luca
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Enviado: sexta-feira, 27 de novembro de 2020 07:01
Para: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)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%20Cont…
, 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<mailto: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<mailto: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-001…
--
Carlos Rey-Moreno, PhD
Local Access Policy and Regulation Coordinator
Association for Progressive Communications
https://www.apc.org/en/project/connecting-unconnected-supporting-community-…
Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633
Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym
_______________________________________________
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https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3
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"Community and Local Access Networks" Project Coordinator
Association for Progressive Communications
https://www.apc.org/en/project/local-access-networks-can-unconnected-connec…
Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633
Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym
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28 Nov
28 Nov
2:01 p.m.
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(a)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
<coffin(a)isoc.org> 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?
https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-la…
<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-latin-america/>
Community Networks in Latin America | Internet Society
<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-latin-america/>
2019 Impact Report: Community Networks. Community networks — networks
built, managed, and used by local communities — are cornerstones of the
Internet Society’s work.
www.internetsociety.org
Best
Luca
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em nome de Carlos Rey-Moreno <carlos.reymoreno(a)gmail.com>
*Enviado:* sexta-feira, 27 de novembro de 2020 07:01
*Para:* Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <
dc3(a)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%20Cont…
, 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(a)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(a)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-001…
--
Carlos Rey-Moreno, PhD
Local Access Policy and Regulation Coordinator
Association for Progressive Communications
https://www.apc.org/en/project/connecting-unconnected-supporting-community-…
Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633
Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym
_______________________________________________
DC3 mailing list
DC3(a)listas.altermundi.net
https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3
--
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"Community and Local Access Networks" Project Coordinator
Association for Progressive Communications
https://www.apc.org/en/project/local-access-networks-can-unconnected-connec…
Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633
Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym
_______________________________________________
DC3 mailing list
DC3(a)listas.altermundi.net
https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3
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3:15 p.m.
New subject: ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet connectivity
I strongly agree with being free of the telecom model. I’m planning to post this more
widely soon – https://rmf.vc/IEEE5GPast. We need to think about infrastructure rather than
networking as a service.
Bob Frankston
<https://Frankston.com> https://Frankston.com
From: dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net <dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net> On
Behalf Of sivasubramanian muthusamy
Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2020 09:02
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet
connectivity
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(a)fgv.br
<mailto: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
<mailto:coffin@isoc.org> 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?
https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-la…
<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-latin-america/>
<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-latin-america/>
Community Networks in Latin America | Internet Society
2019 Impact Report: Community Networks. Community networks — networks built, managed, and
used by local communities — are cornerstones of the Internet Society’s work.
www.internetsociety.org <http://www.internetsociety.org>
Best
Luca
Luca Belli, PhD
Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation
+55 21 3799 5763 t@1lucabelli <https://twitter.com/1lucabelli>
Praia de Botafogo, 190 13º andar
Botafogo - Rio de Janeiro, RJ - CEP: 22250-900
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www.cyberBRICS.info <http://www.cyberbrics.info/> | www.CPDP.lat
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<dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net <mailto:dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net>
> em nome de Carlos Rey-Moreno <carlos.reymoreno(a)gmail.com
<mailto:carlos.reymoreno@gmail.com> >
Enviado: sexta-feira, 27 de novembro de 2020 07:01
Para: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net
<mailto: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%20Cont…
<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(a)apc.org <mailto: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(a)itu.int <mailto: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-001…
--
Carlos Rey-Moreno, PhD
Local Access Policy and Regulation Coordinator
Association for Progressive Communications
https://www.apc.org/en/project/connecting-unconnected-supporting-community-…
Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633
Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym
_______________________________________________
DC3 mailing list
DC3(a)listas.altermundi.net <mailto:DC3@listas.altermundi.net>
https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3
--
Carlos Rey-Moreno, PhD
"Community and Local Access Networks" Project Coordinator
Association for Progressive Communications
https://www.apc.org/en/project/local-access-networks-can-unconnected-connec…
Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633
Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym
_______________________________________________
DC3 mailing list
DC3(a)listas.altermundi.net <mailto:DC3@listas.altermundi.net>
https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3
3:24 p.m.
Bob,
In addition to that, the participants of this Coalition may also have far
reaching ideas on potential of the Community Networks model to benefit from
what starts as a connectivity initiative, to further evolve in creative
ways to strengthen the communities in multiple ways, by way of
collaborating to raise standards of education, significantly improve social
and economic well being, and the potential by inter-community and global
interaction. This might happen in two dimensions: 1) better connectivity
paves way for better collaboration within and across communities. 2) If
the communities come together to build networks, they could also come
together to bring about innovations in agriculture, education and local
business.
Sivasubramanian M <https://www.linkedin.com/in/sivasubramanianmuthusamy/>
6.Internet(a)gmail.com
twitter.com/shivaindia
On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 8:46 PM <dc3(a)bob.ma> wrote:
I strongly agree with being free of the telecom model.
I’m planning to
post this more widely soon – https://rmf.vc/IEEE5GPast. We need to think
about infrastructure rather than networking as a service.
Bob Frankston
https://Frankston.com
*From:* dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net <
dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net> *On Behalf Of *sivasubramanian
muthusamy
*Sent:* Saturday, November 28, 2020 09:02
*To:* Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <
dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
*Subject:* Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks
increase Internet connectivity
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(a)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
<coffin(a)isoc.org> 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?
https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-la…
<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-latin-america/>
Community Networks in Latin America | Internet Society
<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-latin-america/>
2019 Impact Report: Community Networks. Community networks — networks
built, managed, and used by local communities — are cornerstones of the
Internet Society’s work.
www.internetsociety.org
Best
Luca
*Luca Belli, PhD*
*Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation*
+55 21 3799 *5763* *t*@1lucabelli <https://twitter.com/1lucabelli>
Praia de Botafogo, 190 13º andar
Botafogo - Rio de Janeiro, RJ - CEP: 22250-900
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<http://www.CPDP.lat>*
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em nome de Carlos Rey-Moreno <carlos.reymoreno(a)gmail.com>
*Enviado:* sexta-feira, 27 de novembro de 2020 07:01
*Para:* Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <
dc3(a)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%20Cont…
<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(a)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(a)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-001…
--
Carlos Rey-Moreno, PhD
Local Access Policy and Regulation Coordinator
Association for Progressive Communications
https://www.apc.org/en/project/connecting-unconnected-supporting-community-…
Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633
Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym
_______________________________________________
DC3 mailing list
DC3(a)listas.altermundi.net
https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3
--
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"Community and Local Access Networks" Project Coordinator
Association for Progressive Communications
https://www.apc.org/en/project/local-access-networks-can-unconnected-connec…
Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633
Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym
_______________________________________________
DC3 mailing list
DC3(a)listas.altermundi.net
https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3
_______________________________________________
DC3 mailing list
DC3(a)listas.altermundi.net
https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3
30 Nov
30 Nov
1:51 a.m.
Not sure how CN can be “free” from the Telecom model (which I am not sure it can be
generalized that much… ISPs, mobile operators, satellite and submarine cable companies
business models are quite different). It will be great to learn how you define it.
CNs are getting their Internet connectivity from someone and have a responsibility to
provide services to their communities, so even if they operate under a different /
innovative / ethical / purpose driven business model and under supportive regulatory
provisions, they are part of an ecosystem. That ecosystem could really benefit from a call
for action from CNs to look at how it can still be possible to define a business model
that is guided by purpose and ethics over one based on profit and greed.
I am curious about what the DC members have discussed around the access initiatives that
content providers and social media platforms are heavily investing in -which are linked to
their suits of products, content and tools- and if they see that new business model for
global delivery but centralized in US companies will favour -or not- CNs in particular?
I have not read the link from the article Bob shared below, but will do… thanks for
sharing. Always interested to read your analysis.
Regards,
Sylvia
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From: dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net <dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net>
Date: Sunday, 29 November 2020 at 1:26 am
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet
connectivity
Bob,
In addition to that, the participants of this Coalition may also have far reaching ideas
on potential of the Community Networks model to benefit from what starts as a connectivity
initiative, to further evolve in creative ways to strengthen the communities in multiple
ways, by way of collaborating to raise standards of education, significantly improve
social and economic well being, and the potential by inter-community and global
interaction. This might happen in two dimensions: 1) better connectivity paves way for
better collaboration within and across communities. 2) If the communities come together
to build networks, they could also come together to bring about innovations in
agriculture, education and local business.
Sivasubramanian M<https://www.linkedin.com/in/sivasubramanianmuthusamy/>
6.Internet@gmail.com<mailto:6.Internet@gmail.com>
twitter.com/shivaindia<http://twitter.com/shivaindia>
On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 8:46 PM <dc3@bob.ma<mailto:dc3@bob.ma>> wrote:
I strongly agree with being free of the telecom model. I’m planning to post this more
widely soon – https://rmf.vc/IEEE5GPast. We need to think about infrastructure rather than
networking as a service.
Bob Frankston
https://Frankston.com
From: dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net<mailto:dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net>
<dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net<mailto:dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net>>
On Behalf Of sivasubramanian muthusamy
Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2020 09:02
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity
<dc3@listas.altermundi.net<mailto:dc3@listas.altermundi.net>>
Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet
connectivity
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<mailto: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<mailto:coffin@isoc.org> 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?
https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-la…
[https://www.internetsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/isoc-logo-1280x6…
Community Networks in Latin America | Internet
Society<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-net…
2019 Impact Report: Community Networks. Community networks — networks built, managed, and
used by local communities — are cornerstones of the Internet Society’s work.
www.internetsociety.org<http://www.internetsociety.org>
Best
Luca
[cid:image001.png@01D6C70F.1A3BECA0]
Luca Belli, PhD
Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation
[cid:image002.png@01D6C70F.1A3BECA0]+55 21 3799 5763
t@1lucabelli<https://twitter.com/1lucabelli>
[cid:image003.png@01D6C70F.1A3BECA0]Praia de Botafogo, 190 13º andar
Botafogo - Rio de Janeiro, RJ - CEP: 22250-900
[cid:image004.png@01D6C70F.1A3BECA0]luca.belli@fgv.br<mailto:luca.belli@fgv.br>
[cid:image005.png@01D6C70F.1A3BECA0]www.cyberBRICS.info<http://www.cyberbrics.info/>
| www.CPDP.lat<http://www.CPDP.lat>
________________________________
De: dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net<mailto:dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net>
<dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net<mailto:dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net>>
em nome de Carlos Rey-Moreno
<carlos.reymoreno@gmail.com<mailto:carlos.reymoreno@gmail.com>>
Enviado: sexta-feira, 27 de novembro de 2020 07:01
Para: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity
<dc3@listas.altermundi.net<mailto: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%20Cont…
, 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<mailto: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<mailto: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-001…
--
Carlos Rey-Moreno, PhD
Local Access Policy and Regulation Coordinator
Association for Progressive Communications
https://www.apc.org/en/project/connecting-unconnected-supporting-community-…
Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633
Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym
_______________________________________________
DC3 mailing list
DC3@listas.altermundi.net<mailto:DC3@listas.altermundi.net>
https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3
--
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"Community and Local Access Networks" Project Coordinator
Association for Progressive Communications
https://www.apc.org/en/project/local-access-networks-can-unconnected-connec…
Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633
Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym
_______________________________________________
DC3 mailing list
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https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3
_______________________________________________
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2:09 a.m.
New subject: ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet connectivity
In my article I explain that the telecom business model is fundamentally
flawed you cannot make money by selling services if people do it
themselves in their devices. And trying to make each wire a profit center
makes no sense. CNs must do something entirely different and take an
infrastructure approach. The community as a whole pays for the
infrastructure as a whole because the value is in the whole. Its the model
we use for sidewalks etc.
But, in todays world, one needs to buy further passage from a carrier that
has been granted monopoly control over your ability to communicate. The key
is to recognize that you are not buying services but commodity connectivity
the same thing the carriers resale hundreds of times at retail you buy at
wholesale and the community benefits from the arbitrage. The bonus is that
the community facilities are now fee to use.
Note that this is home (and corporate and campus) networks work you were
supposed to pay a monthly fee for each device but once I put the NAT there
they cant do that. Instead you should think of your home network as a
community facility (your home is the community) and you buy a single fat
pipe to the world at far lower than have a subscription for each PC and
lightbulb. But at home it is still monopoly-priced. Larger communities that
own the rights of way have far more bargaining power.
As to those content providers etc., investing. There is some enlightened
altruism in wanting to increase their customer base but, overall, its old
model because they are just buying fast lanes. They dont understand how
much theyd benefit from open connectivity because they dont have the
concepts but, for now, lets focus on CNs.
Bob Frankston
<https://Frankston.com> https://Frankston.com
From: dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net <dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net On Behalf Of Sylvia Cadena
Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2020 20:51
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on
how Community Networks
increase Internet connectivity
Not sure how CN can be free from the Telecom model (which I am not sure it
can be generalized that much
ISPs, mobile operators, satellite and
submarine cable companies business models are quite different). It will be
great to learn how you define it.
CNs are getting their Internet connectivity from someone and have a
responsibility to provide services to their communities, so even if they
operate under a different / innovative / ethical / purpose driven business
model and under supportive regulatory provisions, they are part of an
ecosystem. That ecosystem could really benefit from a call for action from
CNs to look at how it can still be possible to define a business model that
is guided by purpose and ethics over one based on profit and greed.
I am curious about what the DC members have discussed around the access
initiatives that content providers and social media platforms are heavily
investing in -which are linked to their suits of products, content and
tools- and if they see that new business model for global delivery but
centralized in US companies will favour -or not- CNs in particular?
I have not read the link from the article Bob shared below, but will do
thanks for sharing. Always interested to read your analysis.
Regards,
Sylvia
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Date: Sunday, 29 November 2020 at 1:26 am
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net
<mailto:dc3@listas.altermundi.net>
Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks
increase Internet connectivity
Bob,
In addition to that, the participants of this Coalition may also have far
reaching ideas on potential of the Community Networks model to benefit from
what starts as a connectivity initiative, to further evolve in creative
ways to strengthen the communities in multiple ways, by way of collaborating
to raise standards of education, significantly improve social and economic
well being, and the potential by inter-community and global interaction.
This might happen in two dimensions: 1) better connectivity paves way for
better collaboration within and across communities. 2) If the communities
come together to build networks, they could also come together to bring
about innovations in agriculture, education and local business.
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/sivasubramanianmuthusamy/> Sivasubramanian M
<mailto:6.Internet@gmail.com> 6.Internet(a)gmail.com
<http://twitter.com/shivaindia> twitter.com/shivaindia
On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 8:46 PM <dc3(a)bob.ma <mailto:dc3@bob.ma> > wrote:
I strongly agree with being free of the telecom model. Im planning to post
this more widely soon <https://rmf.vc/IEEE5GPast
https://rmf.vc/IEEE5GPast. We need to think about infrastructure rather than
networking as a service.
Bob Frankston
<https://Frankston.com> https://Frankston.com
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dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net <
<mailto:dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net
dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net> On Behalf Of sivasubramanian muthusamy
Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2020 09:02
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <
<mailto:dc3@listas.altermundi.net> dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on
how Community Networks
increase Internet connectivity
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 < <mailto:luca.belli@fgv.br luca.belli(a)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.
<mailto:coffin@isoc.org> @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?
<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-la
tin-america/
https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-lat
in-america/
<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-la
tin-america/>
<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-la
tin-america/> Community Networks in Latin America | Internet Society
2019 Impact Report: Community Networks. Community networks networks built,
managed, and used by local communities are cornerstones of the Internet
Societys work.
<http://www.internetsociety.org> www.internetsociety.org
Best
Luca
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Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation
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<mailto:carlos.reymoreno@gmail.com> carlos.reymoreno(a)gmail.com Enviado: sexta-feira, 27 de novembro de 2020
07:01
Para: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <
<mailto:dc3@listas.altermundi.net> dc3(a)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
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%20Contr
ibution%20to%20CWG-Internet%20-%2013.08.2020.pdf
https://www.itu.int/en/Lists/consultationSep2020/Attachments/9//GSMA%20Contr
ibution%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 < <mailto:carlos@apc.org carlos(a)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
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.
Ive 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
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
https://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/form-oct2019.aspx OR
send it to <mailto:InternetPublicViews@itu.int> InternetPublicViews(a)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
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 ITUs 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
https://www.itu.int/en/council/Pages/groups.aspx
[2] <https://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/default.aspx
https://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/default.aspx
[3] <https://www.itu.int/md/S19-CL-C-0136/en
https://www.itu.int/md/S19-CL-C-0136/en
[4]
<https://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/consultation-oct2019.aspx
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-001
3!!MSW-E.docx
https://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-s/md/19/rclintpol13/c/S19-RCLINTPOL13-C-0013
!!MSW-E.docx
--
Carlos Rey-Moreno, PhD
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
https://www.apc.org/en/project/connecting-unconnected-supporting-community-n
etworks-and-other-community-based-connectivity
Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633
Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym
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<https://www.apc.org/en/project/local-access-networks-can-unconnected-connec
t-themselves
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-themselves
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12:56 p.m.
Would love to share some thoughts on this.
We see the need for change across reg/pol regimes in general (for all nets and for more
agility).
Key issues for CNs and for more net small/medium/large net roll out:
-USF and funding: USF was originally a subsidy pulled from users to build out fixed and
mobile nets (later). Much of that funding did not go into rural, remote, and urban nets
that needed it. The old model is not agile and does not support complementary nets like
Community Nets. We are seeing some countries lead the way for change to use USF for CN,
IXP, and other smaller nets. Funding models in gen from some donors needs to address small
and medium sized nets and ways to promote sustainable development. Small start-ups need
more training to absorb funding. Same with some medium-sized nets.
-Spectrum – need to look at more innovative use of spectrum: Shared use, secondary use,
direct allocations and changing mindsets without suggesting wholesale change that panics
most reg/pol-makers
-Licensing/authorizations: Lighten up the rules to allow for faster deployments, allow
for deployments, allow for faster trenching of fibre, and allow for trenching by non
traditional operators. You would be surprised at the challenges that exist for CNs,
Co-ops in the municipal regs
Luca/Nico – Is there a chance we could have a DC-3 video meet-up in early 2021 to share
some great learning/info?
I thought the IGF meet-ups were great, but it would be good to have more time together!
Be well
From: <dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net> on behalf of Sylvia Cadena
<sylvia(a)apnic.net>
Reply-To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
Date: Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 8:51 PM
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet
connectivity
Not sure how CN can be “free” from the Telecom model (which I am not sure it can be
generalized that much… ISPs, mobile operators, satellite and submarine cable companies
business models are quite different). It will be great to learn how you define it.
CNs are getting their Internet connectivity from someone and have a responsibility to
provide services to their communities, so even if they operate under a different /
innovative / ethical / purpose driven business model and under supportive regulatory
provisions, they are part of an ecosystem. That ecosystem could really benefit from a call
for action from CNs to look at how it can still be possible to define a business model
that is guided by purpose and ethics over one based on profit and greed.
I am curious about what the DC members have discussed around the access initiatives that
content providers and social media platforms are heavily investing in -which are linked to
their suits of products, content and tools- and if they see that new business model for
global delivery but centralized in US companies will favour -or not- CNs in particular?
I have not read the link from the article Bob shared below, but will do… thanks for
sharing. Always interested to read your analysis.
Regards,
Sylvia
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From: dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net <dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net>
Date: Sunday, 29 November 2020 at 1:26 am
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet
connectivity
Bob,
In addition to that, the participants of this Coalition may also have far reaching ideas
on potential of the Community Networks model to benefit from what starts as a connectivity
initiative, to further evolve in creative ways to strengthen the communities in multiple
ways, by way of collaborating to raise standards of education, significantly improve
social and economic well being, and the potential by inter-community and global
interaction. This might happen in two dimensions: 1) better connectivity paves way for
better collaboration within and across communities. 2) If the communities come together
to build networks, they could also come together to bring about innovations in
agriculture, education and local business.
Sivasubramanian M<https://www.linkedin.com/in/sivasubramanianmuthusamy/>
6.Internet@gmail.com<mailto:6.Internet@gmail.com>
twitter.com/shivaindia<http://twitter.com/shivaindia>
On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 8:46 PM <dc3@bob.ma<mailto:dc3@bob.ma>> wrote:
I strongly agree with being free of the telecom model. I’m planning to post this more
widely soon – https://rmf.vc/IEEE5GPast. We need to think about infrastructure rather than
networking as a service.
Bob Frankston
https://Frankston.com
From: dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net<mailto:dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net>
<dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net<mailto:dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net>>
On Behalf Of sivasubramanian muthusamy
Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2020 09:02
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity
<dc3@listas.altermundi.net<mailto:dc3@listas.altermundi.net>>
Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet
connectivity
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<mailto: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<mailto:coffin@isoc.org> 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?
https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-la…
[Image removed by
sender.]<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-ne…
Community Networks in Latin America | Internet
Society<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-net…
2019 Impact Report: Community Networks. Community networks — networks built, managed, and
used by local communities — are cornerstones of the Internet Society’s work.
www.internetsociety.org<http://www.internetsociety.org>
Best
Luca
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Luca Belli, PhD
Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation
[cid:image002.png@01D6C6EE.6053A960]+55 21 3799 5763
t@1lucabelli<https://twitter.com/1lucabelli>
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Botafogo - Rio de Janeiro, RJ - CEP: 22250-900
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em nome de Carlos Rey-Moreno
<carlos.reymoreno@gmail.com<mailto:carlos.reymoreno@gmail.com>>
Enviado: sexta-feira, 27 de novembro de 2020 07:01
Para: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity
<dc3@listas.altermundi.net<mailto: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%20Cont…
, 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<mailto: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<mailto: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-001…
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1:27 p.m.
New subject: ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet connectivity
I realize that part of the confusion is semantic – the word networks and the idea we need
a network.
This is why I like the term “Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity” – community
connectivity and not community networks. We need be careful to talk about “connectivity”
not “networks”.
We need to interconnect, AKA, to network. But we don’t need the artifact of the
traditional networks nor do we need to treat it as an extension of an existing network.
Instead we have two different models. We have a local commons that support connectivity.
This is just the way an Ethernet works using a common medium.
And, as the Internet itself works by using local facilities such as Ethernet for local
connectivity and then paying for a tunnel through legacy telecommunications facilities. In
the same way, and now I’m being very careful about terms, we can Internet connectivity to
the world using local facilities for local connectivity using existing Internet
protocols.
We need to make sure that any subsidies go to the community and not back to legacy
providers for extending their ownership.
Bob Frankston
<https://Frankston.com> https://Frankston.com
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Behalf Of Jane Coffin
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2020 07:57
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet
connectivity
Would love to share some thoughts on this.
We see the need for change across reg/pol regimes in general (for all nets and for more
agility).
Key issues for CNs and for more net small/medium/large net roll out:
-USF and funding: USF was originally a subsidy pulled from users to build out fixed and
mobile nets (later). Much of that funding did not go into rural, remote, and urban nets
that needed it. The old model is not agile and does not support complementary nets like
Community Nets. We are seeing some countries lead the way for change to use USF for CN,
IXP, and other smaller nets. Funding models in gen from some donors needs to address small
and medium sized nets and ways to promote sustainable development. Small start-ups need
more training to absorb funding. Same with some medium-sized nets.
-Spectrum – need to look at more innovative use of spectrum: Shared use, secondary use,
direct allocations and changing mindsets without suggesting wholesale change that panics
most reg/pol-makers
-Licensing/authorizations: Lighten up the rules to allow for faster deployments, allow
for deployments, allow for faster trenching of fibre, and allow for trenching by non
traditional operators. You would be surprised at the challenges that exist for CNs,
Co-ops in the municipal regs
Luca/Nico – Is there a chance we could have a DC-3 video meet-up in early 2021 to share
some great learning/info?
I thought the IGF meet-ups were great, but it would be good to have more time together!
Be well
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<mailto:dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net> > on behalf of Sylvia Cadena
<sylvia(a)apnic.net <mailto:sylvia@apnic.net> >
Reply-To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net
<mailto:dc3@listas.altermundi.net> >
Date: Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 8:51 PM
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net
<mailto:dc3@listas.altermundi.net> >
Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet
connectivity
Not sure how CN can be “free” from the Telecom model (which I am not sure it can be
generalized that much… ISPs, mobile operators, satellite and submarine cable companies
business models are quite different). It will be great to learn how you define it.
CNs are getting their Internet connectivity from someone and have a responsibility to
provide services to their communities, so even if they operate under a different /
innovative / ethical / purpose driven business model and under supportive regulatory
provisions, they are part of an ecosystem. That ecosystem could really benefit from a call
for action from CNs to look at how it can still be possible to define a business model
that is guided by purpose and ethics over one based on profit and greed.
I am curious about what the DC members have discussed around the access initiatives that
content providers and social media platforms are heavily investing in -which are linked to
their suits of products, content and tools- and if they see that new business model for
global delivery but centralized in US companies will favour -or not- CNs in particular?
I have not read the link from the article Bob shared below, but will do… thanks for
sharing. Always interested to read your analysis.
Regards,
Sylvia
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Date: Sunday, 29 November 2020 at 1:26 am
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net
<mailto:dc3@listas.altermundi.net> >
Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet
connectivity
Bob,
In addition to that, the participants of this Coalition may also have far reaching ideas
on potential of the Community Networks model to benefit from what starts as a connectivity
initiative, to further evolve in creative ways to strengthen the communities in multiple
ways, by way of collaborating to raise standards of education, significantly improve
social and economic well being, and the potential by inter-community and global
interaction. This might happen in two dimensions: 1) better connectivity paves way for
better collaboration within and across communities. 2) If the communities come together
to build networks, they could also come together to bring about innovations in
agriculture, education and local business.
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/sivasubramanianmuthusamy/> Sivasubramanian M
<mailto:6.Internet@gmail.com> 6.Internet(a)gmail.com
<http://twitter.com/shivaindia> twitter.com/shivaindia
On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 8:46 PM <dc3(a)bob.ma <mailto:dc3@bob.ma> > wrote:
I strongly agree with being free of the telecom model. I’m planning to post this more
widely soon – https://rmf.vc/IEEE5GPast. We need to think about infrastructure rather than
networking as a service.
Bob Frankston
<https://Frankston.com> https://Frankston.com
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<dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net <mailto:dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net>
> On Behalf Of sivasubramanian muthusamy
Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2020 09:02
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net
<mailto:dc3@listas.altermundi.net> >
Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet
connectivity
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(a)fgv.br
<mailto: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. <mailto:coffin@isoc.org> @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?
<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-latin-america/>
https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-la…
<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-latin-america/>
<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-latin-america/>
Community Networks in Latin America | Internet Society
2019 Impact Report: Community Networks. Community networks — networks built, managed, and
used by local communities — are cornerstones of the Internet Society’s work.
<http://www.internetsociety.org> www.internetsociety.org
Best
Luca
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Enviado: sexta-feira, 27 de novembro de 2020 07:01
Para: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net
<mailto: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%20Cont…
<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(a)apc.org <mailto: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(a)itu.int <mailto: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-001…
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Local Access Policy and Regulation Coordinator
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2:47 p.m.
On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 6:27 PM Jane Coffin <coffin(a)isoc.org> wrote:
Would love to share some thoughts on this.
We see the need for change across reg/pol regimes in general (for all nets
and for more agility).
Key issues for CNs and for more net small/medium/large net roll out:
-USF and funding: USF was originally a subsidy pulled from users to build
out fixed and mobile nets (later). Much of that funding did not go into
rural, remote, and urban nets that needed it.
(not a well researched comment: Telecom companies in some countries
advanced a position that the USF contributions largely came from Telecom
revenues, hence the beneficiaries of the USF should also be Telecom
companies. Even if they did not quite ask for a sort of "cash back" at
least they would have taken a position that they should have a say on what
direction the USF takes. If this is plausible, then it is likely that
proposals to fund small, medium and community initiatives for rural
broadband would have suffered set backs.
The old model is not agile and does not support
complementary nets like
Community Nets. We are seeing some countries lead the way for change to
use USF for CN, IXP, and other smaller nets. Funding models in gen from
some donors needs to address small and medium sized nets and ways to
promote sustainable development. Small start-ups need more training to
absorb funding. Same with some medium-sized nets.
-Spectrum – need to look at more innovative use of
spectrum: Shared use,
secondary use, direct allocations and changing mindsets without suggesting
wholesale change that panics most reg/pol-makers
Why not pitch for Spectrum Allocation Classes? 70% could be commercial
allocation and 30% for non-commercial and minimally-commercial community
allocation?
-Licensing/authorizations: Lighten up the rules to
allow for faster
deployments, allow for deployments, allow for faster trenching of fibre,
and allow for trenching by non traditional operators. You would be
surprised at the challenges that exist for CNs, Co-ops in the municipal regs
For local and rural networks, the licencing could be nearly automatic,
except for uncomplicated, almost automatic authorizations (unless there is
something extraordinarily suspicious about the applicant).
Luca/Nico – Is there a chance we could have a DC-3 video meet-up in early
2021 to share some great learning/info?
I thought the IGF meet-ups were great, but it would be good to have more
time together!
Be well
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sylvia(a)apnic.net>
*Reply-To: *Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <
dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
*Date: *Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 8:51 PM
*To: *Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <
dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
*Subject: *Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks
increase Internet connectivity
Not sure how CN can be “free” from the Telecom model (which I am not sure
it can be generalized that much… ISPs, mobile operators, satellite and
submarine cable companies business models are quite different). It will be
great to learn how you define it.
CNs are getting their Internet connectivity from someone and have a
responsibility to provide services to their communities, so even if they
operate under a different / innovative / ethical / purpose driven business
model and under supportive regulatory provisions, they are part of an
ecosystem. That ecosystem could really benefit from a call for action from
CNs to look at how it can still be possible to define a business model that
is guided by purpose and ethics over one based on profit and greed.
I am curious about what the DC members have discussed around the access
initiatives that content providers and social media platforms are heavily
investing in -which are linked to their suits of products, content and
tools- and if they see that new business model for global delivery but
centralized in US companies will favour -or not- CNs in particular?
I have not read the link from the article Bob shared below, but will do…
thanks for sharing. Always interested to read your analysis.
Regards,
Sylvia
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*Date: *Sunday, 29 November 2020 at 1:26 am
*To: *Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <
dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
*Subject: *Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks
increase Internet connectivity
Bob,
In addition to that, the participants of this Coalition may also have far
reaching ideas on potential of the Community Networks model to benefit from
what starts as a connectivity initiative, to further evolve in creative
ways to strengthen the communities in multiple ways, by way of
collaborating to raise standards of education, significantly improve social
and economic well being, and the potential by inter-community and global
interaction. This might happen in two dimensions: 1) better connectivity
paves way for better collaboration within and across communities. 2) If
the communities come together to build networks, they could also come
together to bring about innovations in agriculture, education and local
business.
Sivasubramanian M <https://www.linkedin.com/in/sivasubramanianmuthusamy/>
6.Internet(a)gmail.com
twitter.com/shivaindia
On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 8:46 PM <dc3(a)bob.ma> wrote:
I strongly agree with being free of the telecom model. I’m planning to
post this more widely soon – https://rmf.vc/IEEE5GPast. We need to think
about infrastructure rather than networking as a service.
Bob Frankston
https://Frankston.com
*From:* dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net <
dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net> *On Behalf Of *sivasubramanian
muthusamy
*Sent:* Saturday, November 28, 2020 09:02
*To:* Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <
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*Subject:* Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks
increase Internet connectivity
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(a)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
<coffin(a)isoc.org> 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?
https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-la…
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<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-latin-america/>
Community Networks in Latin America | Internet Society
<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-latin-america/>
2019 Impact Report: Community Networks. Community networks — networks
built, managed, and used by local communities — are cornerstones of the
Internet Society’s work.
www.internetsociety.org
Best
Luca
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*Enviado:* sexta-feira, 27 de novembro de 2020 07:01
*Para:* Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <
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*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%20Cont…
<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(a)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(a)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-001…
--
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Local Access Policy and Regulation Coordinator
Association for Progressive Communications
https://www.apc.org/en/project/connecting-unconnected-supporting-community-…
Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633
Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym
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"Community and Local Access Networks" Project Coordinator
Association for Progressive Communications
https://www.apc.org/en/project/local-access-networks-can-unconnected-connec…
Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633
Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym
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https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3
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1 Dec
1:04 a.m.
A lot of USFs have very strong rules / guidelines -for good reason- that are imposed at
higher levels of government, that make it very difficult for them for a long time to be
able to spend it.
If a CN is not legally registered or can’t pass a minimum of due diligence and risk
assessment they access to funds will always be limited. We had some interesting examples
of folks that seem like established organizations that didn’t have organizational bank
accounts but were still using personal banking (just as a basic example). That also
applies for the allocation of spectrum, other licenses and authorizations, etc.
Anyone allocating funding or technical resources (government programs, donors, investors)
to support infrastructure deployment and service to the community is accountable (to the
tax payers, the investors, to their board, to their members, etc) so CNs -and the
organizations that are supporting them- should focus some energy and resources to develop
their capacity to be able to pass with flying colours those processes of due diligence, to
be able to get funding /get resources allocated, etc.
Building organizational capacity to be able to manage funding and operations (either
grants, investments, sponsorships) is critically important.
It will be really good to look at concrete examples of CNs that have tried to apply to any
of this, against criteria and due diligence requirements to see how the collective
experience from this group can support them to be successful in attracting funding and
grow, for the benefit of the community they serve.
Regards,
Sylvia
________________________________________________________________________
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http://www.apnic.foundation
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From: dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net <dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net>
Date: Tuesday, 1 December 2020 at 12:48 am
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet
connectivity
On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 6:27 PM Jane Coffin
<coffin@isoc.org<mailto:coffin@isoc.org>> wrote:
Would love to share some thoughts on this.
We see the need for change across reg/pol regimes in general (for all nets and for more
agility).
Key issues for CNs and for more net small/medium/large net roll out:
-USF and funding: USF was originally a subsidy pulled from users to build out fixed and
mobile nets (later). Much of that funding did not go into rural, remote, and urban nets
that needed it.
(not a well researched comment: Telecom companies in some countries advanced a position
that the USF contributions largely came from Telecom revenues, hence the beneficiaries of
the USF should also be Telecom companies. Even if they did not quite ask for a sort of
"cash back" at least they would have taken a position that they should have a
say on what direction the USF takes. If this is plausible, then it is likely that
proposals to fund small, medium and community initiatives for rural broadband would have
suffered set backs.
The old model is not agile and does not support complementary nets like Community Nets.
We are seeing some countries lead the way for change to use USF for CN, IXP, and other
smaller nets. Funding models in gen from some donors needs to address small and medium
sized nets and ways to promote sustainable development. Small start-ups need more
training to absorb funding. Same with some medium-sized nets.
-Spectrum – need to look at more innovative use of spectrum: Shared use, secondary use,
direct allocations and changing mindsets without suggesting wholesale change that panics
most reg/pol-makers
Why not pitch for Spectrum Allocation Classes? 70% could be commercial allocation and 30%
for non-commercial and minimally-commercial community allocation?
-Licensing/authorizations: Lighten up the rules to allow for faster deployments, allow
for deployments, allow for faster trenching of fibre, and allow for trenching by non
traditional operators. You would be surprised at the challenges that exist for CNs,
Co-ops in the municipal regs
For local and rural networks, the licencing could be nearly automatic, except for
uncomplicated, almost automatic authorizations (unless there is something extraordinarily
suspicious about the applicant).
Luca/Nico – Is there a chance we could have a DC-3 video meet-up in early 2021 to share
some great learning/info?
I thought the IGF meet-ups were great, but it would be good to have more time together!
Be well
From:
<dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net<mailto:dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net>>
on behalf of Sylvia Cadena <sylvia@apnic.net<mailto:sylvia@apnic.net>>
Reply-To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity
<dc3@listas.altermundi.net<mailto:dc3@listas.altermundi.net>>
Date: Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 8:51 PM
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity
<dc3@listas.altermundi.net<mailto:dc3@listas.altermundi.net>>
Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet
connectivity
Not sure how CN can be “free” from the Telecom model (which I am not sure it can be
generalized that much… ISPs, mobile operators, satellite and submarine cable companies
business models are quite different). It will be great to learn how you define it.
CNs are getting their Internet connectivity from someone and have a responsibility to
provide services to their communities, so even if they operate under a different /
innovative / ethical / purpose driven business model and under supportive regulatory
provisions, they are part of an ecosystem. That ecosystem could really benefit from a call
for action from CNs to look at how it can still be possible to define a business model
that is guided by purpose and ethics over one based on profit and greed.
I am curious about what the DC members have discussed around the access initiatives that
content providers and social media platforms are heavily investing in -which are linked to
their suits of products, content and tools- and if they see that new business model for
global delivery but centralized in US companies will favour -or not- CNs in particular?
I have not read the link from the article Bob shared below, but will do… thanks for
sharing. Always interested to read your analysis.
Regards,
Sylvia
________________________________________________________________________
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sylvia@apnic.net<mailto:sylvia@apnic.net> | http://www.apnic.foundation
ISIF Asia, WSIS Champion on International Cooperation 2018 & 2019 |
http://www.isif.asia | FB ISIF.asia | @ISIF_Asia | G+ ISIFAsia |
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<dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net<mailto:dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net>>
Date: Sunday, 29 November 2020 at 1:26 am
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity
<dc3@listas.altermundi.net<mailto:dc3@listas.altermundi.net>>
Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet
connectivity
Bob,
In addition to that, the participants of this Coalition may also have far reaching ideas
on potential of the Community Networks model to benefit from what starts as a connectivity
initiative, to further evolve in creative ways to strengthen the communities in multiple
ways, by way of collaborating to raise standards of education, significantly improve
social and economic well being, and the potential by inter-community and global
interaction. This might happen in two dimensions: 1) better connectivity paves way for
better collaboration within and across communities. 2) If the communities come together
to build networks, they could also come together to bring about innovations in
agriculture, education and local business.
Sivasubramanian M<https://www.linkedin.com/in/sivasubramanianmuthusamy/>
6.Internet@gmail.com<mailto:6.Internet@gmail.com>
twitter.com/shivaindia<http://twitter.com/shivaindia>
On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 8:46 PM <dc3@bob.ma<mailto:dc3@bob.ma>> wrote:
I strongly agree with being free of the telecom model. I’m planning to post this more
widely soon – https://rmf.vc/IEEE5GPast. We need to think about infrastructure rather than
networking as a service.
Bob Frankston
https://Frankston.com
From: dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net<mailto:dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net>
<dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net<mailto:dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net>>
On Behalf Of sivasubramanian muthusamy
Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2020 09:02
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity
<dc3@listas.altermundi.net<mailto:dc3@listas.altermundi.net>>
Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet
connectivity
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<mailto: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<mailto:coffin@isoc.org> 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?
https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-la…
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specified.<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-…
Community Networks in Latin America | Internet
Society<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-net…
2019 Impact Report: Community Networks. Community networks — networks built, managed, and
used by local communities — are cornerstones of the Internet Society’s work.
www.internetsociety.org<http://www.internetsociety.org>
Best
Luca
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Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation
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em nome de Carlos Rey-Moreno
<carlos.reymoreno@gmail.com<mailto:carlos.reymoreno@gmail.com>>
Enviado: sexta-feira, 27 de novembro de 2020 07:01
Para: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity
<dc3@listas.altermundi.net<mailto: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%20Cont…
, 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<mailto: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<mailto: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-001…
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5:33 a.m.
Many govts are changing USF to include smaller nets or CNs, given the challenges with the
old rules as you note well…
We can put some examples together.
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<sylvia(a)apnic.net>
Reply-To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
Date: Monday, November 30, 2020 at 8:04 PM
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet
connectivity
A lot of USFs have very strong rules / guidelines -for good reason- that are imposed at
higher levels of government, that make it very difficult for them for a long time to be
able to spend it.
If a CN is not legally registered or can’t pass a minimum of due diligence and risk
assessment they access to funds will always be limited. We had some interesting examples
of folks that seem like established organizations that didn’t have organizational bank
accounts but were still using personal banking (just as a basic example). That also
applies for the allocation of spectrum, other licenses and authorizations, etc.
Anyone allocating funding or technical resources (government programs, donors, investors)
to support infrastructure deployment and service to the community is accountable (to the
tax payers, the investors, to their board, to their members, etc) so CNs -and the
organizations that are supporting them- should focus some energy and resources to develop
their capacity to be able to pass with flying colours those processes of due diligence, to
be able to get funding /get resources allocated, etc.
Building organizational capacity to be able to manage funding and operations (either
grants, investments, sponsorships) is critically important.
It will be really good to look at concrete examples of CNs that have tried to apply to any
of this, against criteria and due diligence requirements to see how the collective
experience from this group can support them to be successful in attracting funding and
grow, for the benefit of the community they serve.
Regards,
Sylvia
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Date: Tuesday, 1 December 2020 at 12:48 am
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet
connectivity
On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 6:27 PM Jane Coffin
<coffin@isoc.org<mailto:coffin@isoc.org>> wrote:
Would love to share some thoughts on this.
We see the need for change across reg/pol regimes in general (for all nets and for more
agility).
Key issues for CNs and for more net small/medium/large net roll out:
-USF and funding: USF was originally a subsidy pulled from users to build out fixed and
mobile nets (later). Much of that funding did not go into rural, remote, and urban nets
that needed it.
(not a well researched comment: Telecom companies in some countries advanced a position
that the USF contributions largely came from Telecom revenues, hence the beneficiaries of
the USF should also be Telecom companies. Even if they did not quite ask for a sort of
"cash back" at least they would have taken a position that they should have a
say on what direction the USF takes. If this is plausible, then it is likely that
proposals to fund small, medium and community initiatives for rural broadband would have
suffered set backs.
The old model is not agile and does not support complementary nets like Community Nets.
We are seeing some countries lead the way for change to use USF for CN, IXP, and other
smaller nets. Funding models in gen from some donors needs to address small and medium
sized nets and ways to promote sustainable development. Small start-ups need more
training to absorb funding. Same with some medium-sized nets.
-Spectrum – need to look at more innovative use of spectrum: Shared use, secondary use,
direct allocations and changing mindsets without suggesting wholesale change that panics
most reg/pol-makers
Why not pitch for Spectrum Allocation Classes? 70% could be commercial allocation and 30%
for non-commercial and minimally-commercial community allocation?
-Licensing/authorizations: Lighten up the rules to allow for faster deployments, allow
for deployments, allow for faster trenching of fibre, and allow for trenching by non
traditional operators. You would be surprised at the challenges that exist for CNs,
Co-ops in the municipal regs
For local and rural networks, the licencing could be nearly automatic, except for
uncomplicated, almost automatic authorizations (unless there is something extraordinarily
suspicious about the applicant).
Luca/Nico – Is there a chance we could have a DC-3 video meet-up in early 2021 to share
some great learning/info?
I thought the IGF meet-ups were great, but it would be good to have more time together!
Be well
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Reply-To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity
<dc3@listas.altermundi.net<mailto:dc3@listas.altermundi.net>>
Date: Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 8:51 PM
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity
<dc3@listas.altermundi.net<mailto:dc3@listas.altermundi.net>>
Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet
connectivity
Not sure how CN can be “free” from the Telecom model (which I am not sure it can be
generalized that much… ISPs, mobile operators, satellite and submarine cable companies
business models are quite different). It will be great to learn how you define it.
CNs are getting their Internet connectivity from someone and have a responsibility to
provide services to their communities, so even if they operate under a different /
innovative / ethical / purpose driven business model and under supportive regulatory
provisions, they are part of an ecosystem. That ecosystem could really benefit from a call
for action from CNs to look at how it can still be possible to define a business model
that is guided by purpose and ethics over one based on profit and greed.
I am curious about what the DC members have discussed around the access initiatives that
content providers and social media platforms are heavily investing in -which are linked to
their suits of products, content and tools- and if they see that new business model for
global delivery but centralized in US companies will favour -or not- CNs in particular?
I have not read the link from the article Bob shared below, but will do… thanks for
sharing. Always interested to read your analysis.
Regards,
Sylvia
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Date: Sunday, 29 November 2020 at 1:26 am
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Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet
connectivity
Bob,
In addition to that, the participants of this Coalition may also have far reaching ideas
on potential of the Community Networks model to benefit from what starts as a connectivity
initiative, to further evolve in creative ways to strengthen the communities in multiple
ways, by way of collaborating to raise standards of education, significantly improve
social and economic well being, and the potential by inter-community and global
interaction. This might happen in two dimensions: 1) better connectivity paves way for
better collaboration within and across communities. 2) If the communities come together
to build networks, they could also come together to bring about innovations in
agriculture, education and local business.
Sivasubramanian M<https://www.linkedin.com/in/sivasubramanianmuthusamy/>
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On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 8:46 PM <dc3@bob.ma<mailto:dc3@bob.ma>> wrote:
I strongly agree with being free of the telecom model. I’m planning to post this more
widely soon – https://rmf.vc/IEEE5GPast. We need to think about infrastructure rather than
networking as a service.
Bob Frankston
https://Frankston.com
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Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2020 09:02
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity
<dc3@listas.altermundi.net<mailto:dc3@listas.altermundi.net>>
Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet
connectivity
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<mailto: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<mailto:coffin@isoc.org> 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?
https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-la…
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specified.<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-…
Community Networks in Latin America | Internet
Society<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-net…
2019 Impact Report: Community Networks. Community networks — networks built, managed, and
used by local communities — are cornerstones of the Internet Society’s work.
www.internetsociety.org<http://www.internetsociety.org>
Best
Luca
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em nome de Carlos Rey-Moreno
<carlos.reymoreno@gmail.com<mailto:carlos.reymoreno@gmail.com>>
Enviado: sexta-feira, 27 de novembro de 2020 07:01
Para: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity
<dc3@listas.altermundi.net<mailto: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%20Cont…
, 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<mailto: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<mailto: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-001…
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Local Access Policy and Regulation Coordinator
Association for Progressive Communications
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5:48 a.m.
Thanks, Jane… I know some have included CNs and other types of service providers to be
eligible to apply, but even then, some may not be successful in their application process.
From what I have seen, in many cases that directly refers to be able to demonstrate
capacity and pass those processes (due diligence, risk assessment, compliance). What I was
trying to say, is that generalizing is not very helpful, and maybe there is something that
can be done to assist when they are applying, increasing their chances to be successful
and to map which USF are not “welcoming” to CN applications, or is that information
already collated somewhere?
Regards,
Sylvia
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Date: Tuesday, 1 December 2020 at 3:33 pm
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet
connectivity
Many govts are changing USF to include smaller nets or CNs, given the challenges with the
old rules as you note well…
We can put some examples together.
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<sylvia(a)apnic.net>
Reply-To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
Date: Monday, November 30, 2020 at 8:04 PM
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet
connectivity
A lot of USFs have very strong rules / guidelines -for good reason- that are imposed at
higher levels of government, that make it very difficult for them for a long time to be
able to spend it.
If a CN is not legally registered or can’t pass a minimum of due diligence and risk
assessment they access to funds will always be limited. We had some interesting examples
of folks that seem like established organizations that didn’t have organizational bank
accounts but were still using personal banking (just as a basic example). That also
applies for the allocation of spectrum, other licenses and authorizations, etc.
Anyone allocating funding or technical resources (government programs, donors, investors)
to support infrastructure deployment and service to the community is accountable (to the
tax payers, the investors, to their board, to their members, etc) so CNs -and the
organizations that are supporting them- should focus some energy and resources to develop
their capacity to be able to pass with flying colours those processes of due diligence, to
be able to get funding /get resources allocated, etc.
Building organizational capacity to be able to manage funding and operations (either
grants, investments, sponsorships) is critically important.
It will be really good to look at concrete examples of CNs that have tried to apply to any
of this, against criteria and due diligence requirements to see how the collective
experience from this group can support them to be successful in attracting funding and
grow, for the benefit of the community they serve.
Regards,
Sylvia
________________________________________________________________________
Sylvia Cadena | APNIC Foundation - Head of Programs | sylvia(a)apnic.net |
http://www.apnic.foundation
ISIF Asia, WSIS Champion on International Cooperation 2018 & 2019 |
http://www.isif.asia | FB ISIF.asia | @ISIF_Asia | G+ ISIFAsia |
6 Cordelia Street, South Brisbane, QLD, 4101 Australia | PO Box 3646 | +10 GMT | skypeID:
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Date: Tuesday, 1 December 2020 at 12:48 am
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet
connectivity
On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 6:27 PM Jane Coffin
<coffin@isoc.org<mailto:coffin@isoc.org>> wrote:
Would love to share some thoughts on this.
We see the need for change across reg/pol regimes in general (for all nets and for more
agility).
Key issues for CNs and for more net small/medium/large net roll out:
-USF and funding: USF was originally a subsidy pulled from users to build out fixed and
mobile nets (later). Much of that funding did not go into rural, remote, and urban nets
that needed it.
(not a well researched comment: Telecom companies in some countries advanced a position
that the USF contributions largely came from Telecom revenues, hence the beneficiaries of
the USF should also be Telecom companies. Even if they did not quite ask for a sort of
"cash back" at least they would have taken a position that they should have a
say on what direction the USF takes. If this is plausible, then it is likely that
proposals to fund small, medium and community initiatives for rural broadband would have
suffered set backs.
The old model is not agile and does not support complementary nets like Community Nets.
We are seeing some countries lead the way for change to use USF for CN, IXP, and other
smaller nets. Funding models in gen from some donors needs to address small and medium
sized nets and ways to promote sustainable development. Small start-ups need more
training to absorb funding. Same with some medium-sized nets.
-Spectrum – need to look at more innovative use of spectrum: Shared use, secondary use,
direct allocations and changing mindsets without suggesting wholesale change that panics
most reg/pol-makers
Why not pitch for Spectrum Allocation Classes? 70% could be commercial allocation and 30%
for non-commercial and minimally-commercial community allocation?
-Licensing/authorizations: Lighten up the rules to allow for faster deployments, allow
for deployments, allow for faster trenching of fibre, and allow for trenching by non
traditional operators. You would be surprised at the challenges that exist for CNs,
Co-ops in the municipal regs
For local and rural networks, the licencing could be nearly automatic, except for
uncomplicated, almost automatic authorizations (unless there is something extraordinarily
suspicious about the applicant).
Luca/Nico – Is there a chance we could have a DC-3 video meet-up in early 2021 to share
some great learning/info?
I thought the IGF meet-ups were great, but it would be good to have more time together!
Be well
From:
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on behalf of Sylvia Cadena <sylvia@apnic.net<mailto:sylvia@apnic.net>>
Reply-To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity
<dc3@listas.altermundi.net<mailto:dc3@listas.altermundi.net>>
Date: Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 8:51 PM
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity
<dc3@listas.altermundi.net<mailto:dc3@listas.altermundi.net>>
Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet
connectivity
Not sure how CN can be “free” from the Telecom model (which I am not sure it can be
generalized that much… ISPs, mobile operators, satellite and submarine cable companies
business models are quite different). It will be great to learn how you define it.
CNs are getting their Internet connectivity from someone and have a responsibility to
provide services to their communities, so even if they operate under a different /
innovative / ethical / purpose driven business model and under supportive regulatory
provisions, they are part of an ecosystem. That ecosystem could really benefit from a call
for action from CNs to look at how it can still be possible to define a business model
that is guided by purpose and ethics over one based on profit and greed.
I am curious about what the DC members have discussed around the access initiatives that
content providers and social media platforms are heavily investing in -which are linked to
their suits of products, content and tools- and if they see that new business model for
global delivery but centralized in US companies will favour -or not- CNs in particular?
I have not read the link from the article Bob shared below, but will do… thanks for
sharing. Always interested to read your analysis.
Regards,
Sylvia
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Date: Sunday, 29 November 2020 at 1:26 am
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity
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Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet
connectivity
Bob,
In addition to that, the participants of this Coalition may also have far reaching ideas
on potential of the Community Networks model to benefit from what starts as a connectivity
initiative, to further evolve in creative ways to strengthen the communities in multiple
ways, by way of collaborating to raise standards of education, significantly improve
social and economic well being, and the potential by inter-community and global
interaction. This might happen in two dimensions: 1) better connectivity paves way for
better collaboration within and across communities. 2) If the communities come together
to build networks, they could also come together to bring about innovations in
agriculture, education and local business.
Sivasubramanian M<https://www.linkedin.com/in/sivasubramanianmuthusamy/>
6.Internet@gmail.com<mailto:6.Internet@gmail.com>
twitter.com/shivaindia<http://twitter.com/shivaindia>
On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 8:46 PM <dc3@bob.ma<mailto:dc3@bob.ma>> wrote:
I strongly agree with being free of the telecom model. I’m planning to post this more
widely soon – https://rmf.vc/IEEE5GPast. We need to think about infrastructure rather than
networking as a service.
Bob Frankston
https://Frankston.com
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On Behalf Of sivasubramanian muthusamy
Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2020 09:02
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity
<dc3@listas.altermundi.net<mailto:dc3@listas.altermundi.net>>
Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet
connectivity
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<mailto: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<mailto:coffin@isoc.org> 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?
https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-la…
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specified.<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-…
Community Networks in Latin America | Internet
Society<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-net…
2019 Impact Report: Community Networks. Community networks — networks built, managed, and
used by local communities — are cornerstones of the Internet Society’s work.
www.internetsociety.org<http://www.internetsociety.org>
Best
Luca
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em nome de Carlos Rey-Moreno
<carlos.reymoreno@gmail.com<mailto:carlos.reymoreno@gmail.com>>
Enviado: sexta-feira, 27 de novembro de 2020 07:01
Para: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity
<dc3@listas.altermundi.net<mailto: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%20Cont…
, 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<mailto: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<mailto: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-001…
--
Carlos Rey-Moreno, PhD
Local Access Policy and Regulation Coordinator
Association for Progressive Communications
https://www.apc.org/en/project/connecting-unconnected-supporting-community-…
Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633
Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym
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"Community and Local Access Networks" Project Coordinator
Association for Progressive Communications
https://www.apc.org/en/project/local-access-networks-can-unconnected-connec…
Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633
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3:33 p.m.
Sharing this course from World Bank Open Learning
Innovative business models for expanding broadband and closing the access
gaps
https://wbg.sabacloud.com/Saba/Web_spf/NA1PRD0002/app/shared;spf-url=common…
Here is the pdfs as Ebooks
https://fliphtml5.com/bookcase/bscfc
<https://fliphtml5.com/bookcase/bscfc>
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On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 12:49 AM Sylvia Cadena <sylvia(a)apnic.net> wrote:
Thanks, Jane… I know some have included CNs and other
types of service
providers to be eligible to apply, but even then, some may not be
successful in their application process. From what I have seen, in many
cases that directly refers to be able to demonstrate capacity and pass
those processes (due diligence, risk assessment, compliance). What I was
trying to say, is that generalizing is not very helpful, and maybe there is
something that can be done to assist when they are applying, increasing
their chances to be successful and to map which USF are not “welcoming” to
CN applications, or is that information already collated somewhere?
Regards,
Sylvia
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*Date: *Tuesday, 1 December 2020 at 3:33 pm
*To: *Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <
dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
*Subject: *Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks
increase Internet connectivity
Many govts are changing USF to include smaller nets or CNs, given the
challenges with the old rules as you note well…
We can put some examples together.
*From: *<dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net> on behalf of Sylvia Cadena <
sylvia(a)apnic.net>
*Reply-To: *Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <
dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
*Date: *Monday, November 30, 2020 at 8:04 PM
*To: *Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <
dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
*Subject: *Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks
increase Internet connectivity
A lot of USFs have very strong rules / guidelines -for good reason- that
are imposed at higher levels of government, that make it very difficult for
them for a long time to be able to spend it.
If a CN is not legally registered or can’t pass a minimum of due diligence
and risk assessment they access to funds will always be limited. We had
some interesting examples of folks that seem like established organizations
that didn’t have organizational bank accounts but were still using personal
banking (just as a basic example). That also applies for the allocation of
spectrum, other licenses and authorizations, etc.
Anyone allocating funding or technical resources (government programs,
donors, investors) to support infrastructure deployment and service to the
community is accountable (to the tax payers, the investors, to their board,
to their members, etc) so CNs -and the organizations that are supporting
them- should focus some energy and resources to develop their capacity to
be able to pass with flying colours those processes of due diligence, to be
able to get funding /get resources allocated, etc.
Building organizational capacity to be able to manage funding and
operations (either grants, investments, sponsorships) is critically
important.
It will be really good to look at concrete examples of CNs that have tried
to apply to any of this, against criteria and due diligence requirements to
see how the collective experience from this group can support them to be
successful in attracting funding and grow, for the benefit of the community
they serve.
Regards,
Sylvia
________________________________________________________________________
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http://www.apnic.foundation
ISIF Asia, WSIS Champion on International Cooperation 2018 & 2019 |
http://www.isif.asia | FB ISIF.asia | @ISIF_Asia | G+ ISIFAsia |
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*Date: *Tuesday, 1 December 2020 at 12:48 am
*To: *Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <
dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
*Subject: *Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks
increase Internet connectivity
On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 6:27 PM Jane Coffin <coffin(a)isoc.org> wrote:
Would love to share some thoughts on this.
We see the need for change across reg/pol regimes in general (for all nets
and for more agility).
Key issues for CNs and for more net small/medium/large net roll out:
-USF and funding: USF was originally a subsidy pulled from users to build
out fixed and mobile nets (later). Much of that funding did not go into
rural, remote, and urban nets that needed it.
(not a well researched comment: Telecom companies in some countries
advanced a position that the USF contributions largely came from Telecom
revenues, hence the beneficiaries of the USF should also be Telecom
companies. Even if they did not quite ask for a sort of "cash back" at
least they would have taken a position that they should have a say on what
direction the USF takes. If this is plausible, then it is likely that
proposals to fund small, medium and community initiatives for rural
broadband would have suffered set backs.
The old model is not agile and does not support complementary nets like
Community Nets. We are seeing some countries lead the way for change to
use USF for CN, IXP, and other smaller nets. Funding models in gen from
some donors needs to address small and medium sized nets and ways to
promote sustainable development. Small start-ups need more training to
absorb funding. Same with some medium-sized nets.
-Spectrum – need to look at more innovative use of spectrum: Shared use,
secondary use, direct allocations and changing mindsets without suggesting
wholesale change that panics most reg/pol-makers
Why not pitch for Spectrum Allocation Classes? 70% could be commercial
allocation and 30% for non-commercial and minimally-commercial community
allocation?
-Licensing/authorizations: Lighten up the rules to allow for faster
deployments, allow for deployments, allow for faster trenching of fibre,
and allow for trenching by non traditional operators. You would be
surprised at the challenges that exist for CNs, Co-ops in the municipal regs
For local and rural networks, the licencing could be nearly automatic,
except for uncomplicated, almost automatic authorizations (unless there is
something extraordinarily suspicious about the applicant).
Luca/Nico – Is there a chance we could have a DC-3 video meet-up in early
2021 to share some great learning/info?
I thought the IGF meet-ups were great, but it would be good to have more
time together!
Be well
*From: *<dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net> on behalf of Sylvia Cadena <
sylvia(a)apnic.net>
*Reply-To: *Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <
dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
*Date: *Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 8:51 PM
*To: *Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <
dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
*Subject: *Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks
increase Internet connectivity
Not sure how CN can be “free” from the Telecom model (which I am not sure
it can be generalized that much… ISPs, mobile operators, satellite and
submarine cable companies business models are quite different). It will be
great to learn how you define it.
CNs are getting their Internet connectivity from someone and have a
responsibility to provide services to their communities, so even if they
operate under a different / innovative / ethical / purpose driven business
model and under supportive regulatory provisions, they are part of an
ecosystem. That ecosystem could really benefit from a call for action from
CNs to look at how it can still be possible to define a business model that
is guided by purpose and ethics over one based on profit and greed.
I am curious about what the DC members have discussed around the access
initiatives that content providers and social media platforms are heavily
investing in -which are linked to their suits of products, content and
tools- and if they see that new business model for global delivery but
centralized in US companies will favour -or not- CNs in particular?
I have not read the link from the article Bob shared below, but will do…
thanks for sharing. Always interested to read your analysis.
Regards,
Sylvia
________________________________________________________________________
Sylvia Cadena | APNIC Foundation - Head of Programs | sylvia(a)apnic.net |
http://www.apnic.foundation
ISIF Asia, WSIS Champion on International Cooperation 2018 & 2019 |
http://www.isif.asia | FB ISIF.asia | @ISIF_Asia | G+ ISIFAsia |
6 Cordelia Street, South Brisbane, QLD, 4101 Australia | PO Box 3646 |
+10 GMT | skypeID: sylviacadena | Tel: +61 7 3858 3100 | Fax: +61 7 3858
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*Date: *Sunday, 29 November 2020 at 1:26 am
*To: *Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <
dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
*Subject: *Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks
increase Internet connectivity
Bob,
In addition to that, the participants of this Coalition may also have far
reaching ideas on potential of the Community Networks model to benefit from
what starts as a connectivity initiative, to further evolve in creative
ways to strengthen the communities in multiple ways, by way of
collaborating to raise standards of education, significantly improve social
and economic well being, and the potential by inter-community and global
interaction. This might happen in two dimensions: 1) better connectivity
paves way for better collaboration within and across communities. 2) If
the communities come together to build networks, they could also come
together to bring about innovations in agriculture, education and local
business.
Sivasubramanian M <https://www.linkedin.com/in/sivasubramanianmuthusamy/>
6.Internet(a)gmail.com
twitter.com/shivaindia
On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 8:46 PM <dc3(a)bob.ma> wrote:
I strongly agree with being free of the telecom model. I’m planning to
post this more widely soon – https://rmf.vc/IEEE5GPast. We need to think
about infrastructure rather than networking as a service.
Bob Frankston
https://Frankston.com
*From:* dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net <
dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net> *On Behalf Of *sivasubramanian
muthusamy
*Sent:* Saturday, November 28, 2020 09:02
*To:* Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <
dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
*Subject:* Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks
increase Internet connectivity
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(a)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
<coffin(a)isoc.org> 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?
https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-la…
*Error! Filename not specified.*
<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-latin-america/>
Community Networks in Latin America | Internet Society
<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-latin-america/>
2019 Impact Report: Community Networks. Community networks — networks
built, managed, and used by local communities — are cornerstones of the
Internet Society’s work.
www.internetsociety.org
Best
Luca
*Luca Belli, PhD*
*Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation*
+55 21 3799 *5763* *t*@1lucabelli <https://twitter.com/1lucabelli>
Praia de Botafogo, 190 13º andar
Botafogo - Rio de Janeiro, RJ - CEP: 22250-900
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<http://www.CPDP.lat>
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*De:* dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net <dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net>
em nome de Carlos Rey-Moreno <carlos.reymoreno(a)gmail.com>
*Enviado:* sexta-feira, 27 de novembro de 2020 07:01
*Para:* Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <
dc3(a)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%20Cont…
<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(a)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(a)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-001…
--
Carlos Rey-Moreno, PhD
Local Access Policy and Regulation Coordinator
Association for Progressive Communications
https://www.apc.org/en/project/connecting-unconnected-supporting-community-…
Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633
Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym
_______________________________________________
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DC3(a)listas.altermundi.net
https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3
--
Carlos Rey-Moreno, PhD
"Community and Local Access Networks" Project Coordinator
Association for Progressive Communications
https://www.apc.org/en/project/local-access-networks-can-unconnected-connec…
Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633
Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym
_______________________________________________
DC3 mailing list
DC3(a)listas.altermundi.net
https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3
_______________________________________________
DC3 mailing list
DC3(a)listas.altermundi.net
https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3
_______________________________________________
DC3 mailing list
DC3(a)listas.altermundi.net
https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3
_______________________________________________
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https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3
4:53 p.m.
On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 6:34 AM Sylvia Cadena <sylvia(a)apnic.net> wrote:
A lot of USFs have very strong rules / guidelines -for
good reason- that
are imposed at higher levels of government, that make it very difficult for
them for a long time to be able to spend it.
If a CN is not legally registered or can’t pass a minimum of due diligence
and risk assessment they access to funds will always be limited.
A CN can't possibly have the required resources to go through all these
necessary processes of forming a company, hiring a team, and may not even
have the necessary local political strengths to define who is who at its
very inception. If the USF looks for perfect paperwork, it is not going to
be there at the very beginning.
We had some interesting examples of folks that seem
like established
organizations that didn’t have organizational bank accounts but were still
using personal banking (just as a basic example).
Are there known instances where this happened in the form of a wrong
applicant masquerading as a Community? Is this widely prevalent?
It is possible that the Telecom companies advance a notion of their "Right"
of first refusal to USF. On top of the harm arising from the silently
proclaimed 'right', the processes in place might also make it complicated
for CN initiatives in different countries to access the funds with the same
ease with which established businesses comfortably navigate. It is a maze,
so familiar to existing players but aspirants are lost.
That also applies for the allocation of spectrum,
other licenses and
authorizations, etc.
Anyone allocating funding or technical resources (government programs,
donors, investors) to support infrastructure deployment and service to the
community is accountable (to the tax payers, the investors, to their board,
to their members, etc) so CNs -and the organizations that are supporting
them- should focus some energy and resources to develop their capacity to
be able to pass with flying colours those processes of due diligence, to be
able to get funding /get resources allocated, etc.
Building organizational capacity to be able to manage funding and
operations (either grants, investments, sponsorships) is critically
important.
It will be really good to look at concrete examples of CNs that have tried
to apply to any of this, against criteria and due diligence requirements to
see how the collective experience from this group can support them to be
successful in attracting funding and grow, for the benefit of the community
they serve.
Regards,
Sylvia
________________________________________________________________________
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http://www.apnic.foundation
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*Date: *Tuesday, 1 December 2020 at 12:48 am
*To: *Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <
dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
*Subject: *Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks
increase Internet connectivity
On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 6:27 PM Jane Coffin <coffin(a)isoc.org> wrote:
Would love to share some thoughts on this.
We see the need for change across reg/pol regimes in general (for all nets
and for more agility).
Key issues for CNs and for more net small/medium/large net roll out:
-USF and funding: USF was originally a subsidy pulled from users to build
out fixed and mobile nets (later). Much of that funding did not go into
rural, remote, and urban nets that needed it.
(not a well researched comment: Telecom companies in some countries
advanced a position that the USF contributions largely came from Telecom
revenues, hence the beneficiaries of the USF should also be Telecom
companies. Even if they did not quite ask for a sort of "cash back" at
least they would have taken a position that they should have a say on what
direction the USF takes. If this is plausible, then it is likely that
proposals to fund small, medium and community initiatives for rural
broadband would have suffered set backs.
The old model is not agile and does not support complementary nets like
Community Nets. We are seeing some countries lead the way for change to
use USF for CN, IXP, and other smaller nets. Funding models in gen from
some donors needs to address small and medium sized nets and ways to
promote sustainable development. Small start-ups need more training to
absorb funding. Same with some medium-sized nets.
-Spectrum – need to look at more innovative use of spectrum: Shared use,
secondary use, direct allocations and changing mindsets without suggesting
wholesale change that panics most reg/pol-makers
Why not pitch for Spectrum Allocation Classes? 70% could be commercial
allocation and 30% for non-commercial and minimally-commercial community
allocation?
-Licensing/authorizations: Lighten up the rules to allow for faster
deployments, allow for deployments, allow for faster trenching of fibre,
and allow for trenching by non traditional operators. You would be
surprised at the challenges that exist for CNs, Co-ops in the municipal regs
For local and rural networks, the licencing could be nearly automatic,
except for uncomplicated, almost automatic authorizations (unless there is
something extraordinarily suspicious about the applicant).
Luca/Nico – Is there a chance we could have a DC-3 video meet-up in early
2021 to share some great learning/info?
I thought the IGF meet-ups were great, but it would be good to have more
time together!
Be well
*From: *<dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net> on behalf of Sylvia Cadena <
sylvia(a)apnic.net>
*Reply-To: *Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <
dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
*Date: *Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 8:51 PM
*To: *Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <
dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
*Subject: *Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks
increase Internet connectivity
Not sure how CN can be “free” from the Telecom model (which I am not sure
it can be generalized that much… ISPs, mobile operators, satellite and
submarine cable companies business models are quite different). It will be
great to learn how you define it.
CNs are getting their Internet connectivity from someone and have a
responsibility to provide services to their communities, so even if they
operate under a different / innovative / ethical / purpose driven business
model and under supportive regulatory provisions, they are part of an
ecosystem. That ecosystem could really benefit from a call for action from
CNs to look at how it can still be possible to define a business model that
is guided by purpose and ethics over one based on profit and greed.
I am curious about what the DC members have discussed around the access
initiatives that content providers and social media platforms are heavily
investing in -which are linked to their suits of products, content and
tools- and if they see that new business model for global delivery but
centralized in US companies will favour -or not- CNs in particular?
I have not read the link from the article Bob shared below, but will do…
thanks for sharing. Always interested to read your analysis.
Regards,
Sylvia
________________________________________________________________________
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http://www.apnic.foundation
ISIF Asia, WSIS Champion on International Cooperation 2018 & 2019 |
http://www.isif.asia | FB ISIF.asia | @ISIF_Asia | G+ ISIFAsia |
6 Cordelia Street, South Brisbane, QLD, 4101 Australia | PO Box 3646 |
+10 GMT | skypeID: sylviacadena | Tel: +61 7 3858 3100 | Fax: +61 7 3858
3199
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*From: *dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net <
dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net>
*Date: *Sunday, 29 November 2020 at 1:26 am
*To: *Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <
dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
*Subject: *Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks
increase Internet connectivity
Bob,
In addition to that, the participants of this Coalition may also have far
reaching ideas on potential of the Community Networks model to benefit from
what starts as a connectivity initiative, to further evolve in creative
ways to strengthen the communities in multiple ways, by way of
collaborating to raise standards of education, significantly improve social
and economic well being, and the potential by inter-community and global
interaction. This might happen in two dimensions: 1) better connectivity
paves way for better collaboration within and across communities. 2) If
the communities come together to build networks, they could also come
together to bring about innovations in agriculture, education and local
business.
Sivasubramanian M <https://www.linkedin.com/in/sivasubramanianmuthusamy/>
6.Internet(a)gmail.com
twitter.com/shivaindia
On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 8:46 PM <dc3(a)bob.ma> wrote:
I strongly agree with being free of the telecom model. I’m planning to
post this more widely soon – https://rmf.vc/IEEE5GPast. We need to think
about infrastructure rather than networking as a service.
Bob Frankston
https://Frankston.com
*From:* dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net <
dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net> *On Behalf Of *sivasubramanian
muthusamy
*Sent:* Saturday, November 28, 2020 09:02
*To:* Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <
dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
*Subject:* Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks
increase Internet connectivity
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(a)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
<coffin(a)isoc.org> 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?
https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-la…
*Error! Filename not specified.*
<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-latin-america/>
Community Networks in Latin America | Internet Society
<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-latin-america/>
2019 Impact Report: Community Networks. Community networks — networks
built, managed, and used by local communities — are cornerstones of the
Internet Society’s work.
www.internetsociety.org
Best
Luca
*Luca Belli, PhD*
*Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation*
+55 21 3799 *5763* *t*@1lucabelli <https://twitter.com/1lucabelli>
Praia de Botafogo, 190 13º andar
Botafogo - Rio de Janeiro, RJ - CEP: 22250-900
luca.belli(a)fgv.br
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em nome de Carlos Rey-Moreno <carlos.reymoreno(a)gmail.com>
*Enviado:* sexta-feira, 27 de novembro de 2020 07:01
*Para:* Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <
dc3(a)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%20Cont…
<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(a)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(a)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]
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Register as an organization is key to be able to receive funding -from any source- as well
as other kinds of donations and support. There are many government (and private) programs
to support entrepreneurs to get registered, in a lot of cases for free. Alternatively,
there are options to engage fiscal sponsors that can assist in that process (like a
university supporting a community project for example, signing contracts/accepting
funding/etc). It is also possible to include those costs as part of a grant.
Regarding your question below about “a wrong applicant masquerading as a Community” I
think you missed the point I was trying to make. The case I’ve mentioned is not that. It
was a real project, running on personal accounts.
As for “navigating with ease” that -again- depends on the country and very specific
conditions, generalizing without evidence to back any of those claims does not help.
Regards,
Sylvia
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Date: Wednesday, 2 December 2020 at 2:54 am
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet
connectivity
On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 6:34 AM Sylvia Cadena
<sylvia@apnic.net<mailto:sylvia@apnic.net>> wrote:
A lot of USFs have very strong rules / guidelines -for good reason- that are imposed at
higher levels of government, that make it very difficult for them for a long time to be
able to spend it.
If a CN is not legally registered or can’t pass a minimum of due diligence and risk
assessment they access to funds will always be limited.
A CN can't possibly have the required resources to go through all these necessary
processes of forming a company, hiring a team, and may not even have the necessary local
political strengths to define who is who at its very inception. If the USF looks for
perfect paperwork, it is not going to be there at the very beginning.
We had some interesting examples of folks that seem like established organizations that
didn’t have organizational bank accounts but were still using personal banking (just as a
basic example).
Are there known instances where this happened in the form of a wrong applicant
masquerading as a Community? Is this widely prevalent?
It is possible that the Telecom companies advance a notion of their "Right" of
first refusal to USF. On top of the harm arising from the silently proclaimed
'right', the processes in place might also make it complicated for CN
initiatives in different countries to access the funds with the same ease with which
established businesses comfortably navigate. It is a maze, so familiar to existing
players but aspirants are lost.
That also applies for the allocation of spectrum, other licenses and authorizations, etc.
Anyone allocating funding or technical resources (government programs, donors, investors)
to support infrastructure deployment and service to the community is accountable (to the
tax payers, the investors, to their board, to their members, etc) so CNs -and the
organizations that are supporting them- should focus some energy and resources to develop
their capacity to be able to pass with flying colours those processes of due diligence, to
be able to get funding /get resources allocated, etc.
Building organizational capacity to be able to manage funding and operations (either
grants, investments, sponsorships) is critically important.
It will be really good to look at concrete examples of CNs that have tried to apply to any
of this, against criteria and due diligence requirements to see how the collective
experience from this group can support them to be successful in attracting funding and
grow, for the benefit of the community they serve.
Regards,
Sylvia
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Date: Tuesday, 1 December 2020 at 12:48 am
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity
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Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet
connectivity
On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 6:27 PM Jane Coffin
<coffin@isoc.org<mailto:coffin@isoc.org>> wrote:
Would love to share some thoughts on this.
We see the need for change across reg/pol regimes in general (for all nets and for more
agility).
Key issues for CNs and for more net small/medium/large net roll out:
-USF and funding: USF was originally a subsidy pulled from users to build out fixed and
mobile nets (later). Much of that funding did not go into rural, remote, and urban nets
that needed it.
(not a well researched comment: Telecom companies in some countries advanced a position
that the USF contributions largely came from Telecom revenues, hence the beneficiaries of
the USF should also be Telecom companies. Even if they did not quite ask for a sort of
"cash back" at least they would have taken a position that they should have a
say on what direction the USF takes. If this is plausible, then it is likely that
proposals to fund small, medium and community initiatives for rural broadband would have
suffered set backs.
The old model is not agile and does not support complementary nets like Community Nets.
We are seeing some countries lead the way for change to use USF for CN, IXP, and other
smaller nets. Funding models in gen from some donors needs to address small and medium
sized nets and ways to promote sustainable development. Small start-ups need more
training to absorb funding. Same with some medium-sized nets.
-Spectrum – need to look at more innovative use of spectrum: Shared use, secondary use,
direct allocations and changing mindsets without suggesting wholesale change that panics
most reg/pol-makers
Why not pitch for Spectrum Allocation Classes? 70% could be commercial allocation and 30%
for non-commercial and minimally-commercial community allocation?
-Licensing/authorizations: Lighten up the rules to allow for faster deployments, allow
for deployments, allow for faster trenching of fibre, and allow for trenching by non
traditional operators. You would be surprised at the challenges that exist for CNs,
Co-ops in the municipal regs
For local and rural networks, the licencing could be nearly automatic, except for
uncomplicated, almost automatic authorizations (unless there is something extraordinarily
suspicious about the applicant).
Luca/Nico – Is there a chance we could have a DC-3 video meet-up in early 2021 to share
some great learning/info?
I thought the IGF meet-ups were great, but it would be good to have more time together!
Be well
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on behalf of Sylvia Cadena <sylvia@apnic.net<mailto:sylvia@apnic.net>>
Reply-To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity
<dc3@listas.altermundi.net<mailto:dc3@listas.altermundi.net>>
Date: Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 8:51 PM
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity
<dc3@listas.altermundi.net<mailto:dc3@listas.altermundi.net>>
Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet
connectivity
Not sure how CN can be “free” from the Telecom model (which I am not sure it can be
generalized that much… ISPs, mobile operators, satellite and submarine cable companies
business models are quite different). It will be great to learn how you define it.
CNs are getting their Internet connectivity from someone and have a responsibility to
provide services to their communities, so even if they operate under a different /
innovative / ethical / purpose driven business model and under supportive regulatory
provisions, they are part of an ecosystem. That ecosystem could really benefit from a call
for action from CNs to look at how it can still be possible to define a business model
that is guided by purpose and ethics over one based on profit and greed.
I am curious about what the DC members have discussed around the access initiatives that
content providers and social media platforms are heavily investing in -which are linked to
their suits of products, content and tools- and if they see that new business model for
global delivery but centralized in US companies will favour -or not- CNs in particular?
I have not read the link from the article Bob shared below, but will do… thanks for
sharing. Always interested to read your analysis.
Regards,
Sylvia
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Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet
connectivity
Bob,
In addition to that, the participants of this Coalition may also have far reaching ideas
on potential of the Community Networks model to benefit from what starts as a connectivity
initiative, to further evolve in creative ways to strengthen the communities in multiple
ways, by way of collaborating to raise standards of education, significantly improve
social and economic well being, and the potential by inter-community and global
interaction. This might happen in two dimensions: 1) better connectivity paves way for
better collaboration within and across communities. 2) If the communities come together
to build networks, they could also come together to bring about innovations in
agriculture, education and local business.
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On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 8:46 PM <dc3@bob.ma<mailto:dc3@bob.ma>> wrote:
I strongly agree with being free of the telecom model. I’m planning to post this more
widely soon – https://rmf.vc/IEEE5GPast. We need to think about infrastructure rather than
networking as a service.
Bob Frankston
https://Frankston.com
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Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet
connectivity
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<mailto: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<mailto:coffin@isoc.org> 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?
https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-la…
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specified.<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-…
Community Networks in Latin America | Internet
Society<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-net…
2019 Impact Report: Community Networks. Community networks — networks built, managed, and
used by local communities — are cornerstones of the Internet Society’s work.
www.internetsociety.org<http://www.internetsociety.org>
Best
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em nome de Carlos Rey-Moreno
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Enviado: sexta-feira, 27 de novembro de 2020 07:01
Para: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity
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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%20Cont…
, 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<mailto: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<mailto: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-001…
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8:40 p.m.
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(a)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(a)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
<coffin(a)isoc.org> 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?
https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-la…
<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-latin-america/>
Community Networks in Latin America | Internet Society
<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-latin-america/>
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built, managed, and used by local communities — are cornerstones of the
Internet Society’s work.
www.internetsociety.org
Best
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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%20Cont…
, 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(a)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(a)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-001…
--
Carlos Rey-Moreno, PhD
Local Access Policy and Regulation Coordinator
Association for Progressive Communications
https://www.apc.org/en/project/connecting-unconnected-supporting-community-…
Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633
Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym
_______________________________________________
DC3 mailing list
DC3(a)listas.altermundi.net
https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3
--
Carlos Rey-Moreno, PhD
"Community and Local Access Networks" Project Coordinator
Association for Progressive Communications
https://www.apc.org/en/project/local-access-networks-can-unconnected-connec…
Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633
Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym
_______________________________________________
DC3 mailing list
DC3(a)listas.altermundi.net
https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3
_______________________________________________
DC3 mailing list
DC3(a)listas.altermundi.net
https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3
8:41 p.m.
FYI
https://www.arin.net/vault/policy/proposals/ARIN_prop_238_orig.html
Glenn McKnight, MA
Virtual School of Internet Governance
Chief Information Officer
www.virtualsig.org
*YOUR SOURCE FOR INTERNET GOVERNANCE EDUCATION *
On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 3:40 PM Glenn McKnight <mcknight.glenn(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
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
Chief Information Officer
www.virtualsig.org
*YOUR SOURCE FOR INTERNET GOVERNANCE EDUCATION *
On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 9:03 AM sivasubramanian muthusamy <
6.internet(a)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(a)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 <coffin(a)isoc.org> 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?
https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-la…
<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-latin-america/>
Community Networks in Latin America | Internet Society
<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-latin-america/>
2019 Impact Report: Community Networks. Community networks — networks
built, managed, and used by local communities — are cornerstones of the
Internet Society’s work.
www.internetsociety.org
Best
Luca
[image:
http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_direito_rio.jpg]
*Luca Belli, PhD*
*Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation*
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de Botafogo, 190 13º andar
Botafogo - Rio de Janeiro, RJ - CEP: 22250-900
[image:
http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_ass_email.jpg]
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dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net> em nome de Carlos Rey-Moreno <
carlos.reymoreno(a)gmail.com>
*Enviado:* sexta-feira, 27 de novembro de 2020 07:01
*Para:* Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <
dc3(a)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%20Cont…
, 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(a)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(a)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-001…
--
Carlos Rey-Moreno, PhD
Local Access Policy and Regulation Coordinator
Association for Progressive Communications
https://www.apc.org/en/project/connecting-unconnected-supporting-community-…
Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633
Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym
_______________________________________________
DC3 mailing list
DC3(a)listas.altermundi.net
https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3
--
Carlos Rey-Moreno, PhD
"Community and Local Access Networks" Project Coordinator
Association for Progressive Communications
https://www.apc.org/en/project/local-access-networks-can-unconnected-connec…
Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633
Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym
_______________________________________________
DC3 mailing list
DC3(a)listas.altermundi.net
https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3
_______________________________________________
DC3 mailing list
DC3(a)listas.altermundi.net
https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3
29 Nov
29 Nov
6:06 a.m.
Dear Glenn
The link you shared does not point to this information that "removes"
Community Networks from Section 238. What does this imply? (Good or Bad?)
Version Date: 21 March 2017
Problem Statement:
The Community Networks section of the NRPM has not been utilized since it
was implemented in January 2010. A recent policy ARIN-2016-7, to increase
the number of use cases, was abandoned by the Advisory Council due to lack
of feedback. The policy should be removed to simplify the NRPM.
Policy statement:
Remove the following 2 sections.
2.11 Community Network
6.5.9 Community Network Assingments
Comments:
Timetable for implementation: Immediate
Sivasubramanian M <https://www.linkedin.com/in/sivasubramanianmuthusamy/>
6.Internet(a)gmail.com
twitter.com/shivaindia
On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 2:12 AM Glenn McKnight <mcknight.glenn(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
FYI
https://www.arin.net/vault/policy/proposals/ARIN_prop_238_orig.html
Glenn McKnight, MA
Virtual School of Internet Governance
Chief Information Officer
www.virtualsig.org
*YOUR SOURCE FOR INTERNET GOVERNANCE EDUCATION *
On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 3:40 PM Glenn McKnight <mcknight.glenn(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
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
Chief Information Officer
www.virtualsig.org
*YOUR SOURCE FOR INTERNET GOVERNANCE EDUCATION *
On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 9:03 AM sivasubramanian muthusamy <
6.internet(a)gmail.com> wrote:
DC3 mailing list
DC3(a)listas.altermundi.net
https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3
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(a)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 <coffin(a)isoc.org> 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?
https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-la…
<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-latin-america/>
Community Networks in Latin America | Internet Society
<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-latin-america/>
2019 Impact Report: Community Networks. Community networks — networks
built, managed, and used by local communities — are cornerstones of the
Internet Society’s work.
www.internetsociety.org
Best
Luca
[image:
http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_direito_rio.jpg]
*Luca Belli, PhD*
*Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation*
[image:
http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_tel.jpg]+55
21 3799 *5763* *t*@1lucabelli <https://twitter.com/1lucabelli>
[image:
http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_direito_rio_map.j…
de Botafogo, 190 13º andar
Botafogo - Rio de Janeiro, RJ - CEP: 22250-900
[image:
http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_ass_email.jpg]
luca.belli(a)fgv.br
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http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_ass_url.jpg]*www.…
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dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net> em nome de Carlos Rey-Moreno <
carlos.reymoreno(a)gmail.com>
*Enviado:* sexta-feira, 27 de novembro de 2020 07:01
*Para:* Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <
dc3(a)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%20Cont…
, 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(a)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(a)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-001…
--
Carlos Rey-Moreno, PhD
Local Access Policy and Regulation Coordinator
Association for Progressive Communications
https://www.apc.org/en/project/connecting-unconnected-supporting-community-…
Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633
Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym
_______________________________________________
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--
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"Community and Local Access Networks" Project Coordinator
Association for Progressive Communications
https://www.apc.org/en/project/local-access-networks-can-unconnected-connec…
Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633
Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym
_______________________________________________
DC3 mailing list
DC3(a)listas.altermundi.net
https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3
_______________________________________________
DC3 mailing list
DC3(a)listas.altermundi.net
https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3
4:29 p.m.
Hi Siva
Sorry about that, I did it quickly, let me get back to you on this issue
G
Glenn McKnight, MA
Virtual School of Internet Governance
Chief Information Officer
www.virtualsig.org
*YOUR SOURCE FOR INTERNET GOVERNANCE EDUCATION *
On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 1:07 AM sivasubramanian muthusamy <
6.internet(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Glenn
The link you shared does not point to this information that "removes"
Community Networks from Section 238. What does this imply? (Good or Bad?)
Version Date: 21 March 2017
Problem Statement:
The Community Networks section of the NRPM has not been utilized since it
was implemented in January 2010. A recent policy ARIN-2016-7, to increase
the number of use cases, was abandoned by the Advisory Council due to lack
of feedback. The policy should be removed to simplify the NRPM.
Policy statement:
Remove the following 2 sections.
2.11 Community Network
6.5.9 Community Network Assingments
Comments:
Timetable for implementation: Immediate
Sivasubramanian M <https://www.linkedin.com/in/sivasubramanianmuthusamy/>
6.Internet(a)gmail.com
twitter.com/shivaindia
On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 2:12 AM Glenn McKnight <mcknight.glenn(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
FYI
https://www.arin.net/vault/policy/proposals/ARIN_prop_238_orig.html
Glenn McKnight, MA
Virtual School of Internet Governance
Chief Information Officer
www.virtualsig.org
*YOUR SOURCE FOR INTERNET GOVERNANCE EDUCATION *
On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 3:40 PM Glenn McKnight <mcknight.glenn(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
_______________________________________________
DC3 mailing list
DC3(a)listas.altermundi.net
https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3
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
Chief Information Officer
www.virtualsig.org
*YOUR SOURCE FOR INTERNET GOVERNANCE EDUCATION *
On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 9:03 AM sivasubramanian muthusamy <
6.internet(a)gmail.com> wrote:
DC3 mailing list
DC3(a)listas.altermundi.net
https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3
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(a)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 <coffin(a)isoc.org> 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?
>
>
>
https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-la…
>
>
>
<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-latin-america/>
> Community Networks in Latin America | Internet Society
>
<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-latin-america/>
> 2019 Impact Report: Community Networks. Community networks — networks
> built, managed, and used by local communities — are cornerstones of the
> Internet Society’s work.
> www.internetsociety.org
>
> Best
> Luca
>
>
>
> [image:
> http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_direito_rio.jpg]
>
>
> *Luca Belli, PhD*
>
> *Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation*
>
> [image:
> http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_tel.jpg]+55
> 21 3799 *5763* *t*@1lucabelli <https://twitter.com/1lucabelli>
>
> [image:
> http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_direito_rio_map.j…
> de Botafogo, 190 13º andar
>
> Botafogo - Rio de Janeiro, RJ - CEP: 22250-900
>
> [image:
> http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_ass_email.jpg]
> luca.belli(a)fgv.br
>
> [image:
>
http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_ass_url.jpg]*www.…
> <http://www.cyberbrics.info/> | www.CPDP.lat <http://www.CPDP.lat>*
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *De:* dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net <
> dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net> em nome de Carlos Rey-Moreno <
> carlos.reymoreno(a)gmail.com>
> *Enviado:* sexta-feira, 27 de novembro de 2020 07:01
> *Para:* Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <
> dc3(a)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%20Cont…
> , 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(a)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(a)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-001…
>
>
> --
> Carlos Rey-Moreno, PhD
> Local Access Policy and Regulation Coordinator
> Association for Progressive Communications
>
>
https://www.apc.org/en/project/connecting-unconnected-supporting-community-…
> Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633
> Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> DC3 mailing list
> DC3(a)listas.altermundi.net
> https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3
>
>
>
> --
> Carlos Rey-Moreno, PhD
> "Community and Local Access Networks" Project Coordinator
> Association for Progressive Communications
>
>
https://www.apc.org/en/project/local-access-networks-can-unconnected-connec…
> Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633
> Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym
> _______________________________________________
> DC3 mailing list
> DC3(a)listas.altermundi.net
> https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3
>
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https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3
_______________________________________________ 
30 Nov
30 Nov
12:20 a.m.
This is the current status of Community Network allocations at ARIN, which support CNs.
https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/nrpm/#6-5-9-community-network-alloc…
What was removed from the NPRM was an additional request to document use cases, as it
seems no one (back then) had applied for IP blocks from Community Networks.
Regards,
Sylvia
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From: dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net <dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net>
Date: Monday, 30 November 2020 at 2:30 am
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet
connectivity
Hi Siva
Sorry about that, I did it quickly, let me get back to you on this issue
G
Glenn McKnight, MA
Virtual School of Internet Governance
Chief Information Officer
www.virtualsig.org<http://www.virtualsig.org>
YOUR SOURCE FOR INTERNET GOVERNANCE EDUCATION
On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 1:07 AM sivasubramanian muthusamy
<6.internet@gmail.com<mailto:6.internet@gmail.com>> wrote:
Dear Glenn
The link you shared does not point to this information that "removes" Community
Networks from Section 238. What does this imply? (Good or Bad?)
Version Date: 21 March 2017
Problem Statement:
The Community Networks section of the NRPM has not been utilized since it was implemented
in January 2010. A recent policy ARIN-2016-7, to increase the number of use cases, was
abandoned by the Advisory Council due to lack of feedback. The policy should be removed to
simplify the NRPM.
Policy statement:
Remove the following 2 sections.
2.11 Community Network
6.5.9 Community Network Assingments
Comments:
Timetable for implementation: Immediate
Sivasubramanian M<https://www.linkedin.com/in/sivasubramanianmuthusamy/>
6.Internet@gmail.com<mailto:6.Internet@gmail.com>
twitter.com/shivaindia<http://twitter.com/shivaindia>
On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 2:12 AM Glenn McKnight
<mcknight.glenn@gmail.com<mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com>> wrote:
FYI
https://www.arin.net/vault/policy/proposals/ARIN_prop_238_orig.html
Glenn McKnight, MA
Virtual School of Internet Governance
Chief Information Officer
www.virtualsig.org<http://www.virtualsig.org>
YOUR SOURCE FOR INTERNET GOVERNANCE EDUCATION
On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 3:40 PM Glenn McKnight
<mcknight.glenn@gmail.com<mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com>> wrote:
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
Chief Information Officer
www.virtualsig.org<http://www.virtualsig.org>
YOUR SOURCE FOR INTERNET GOVERNANCE EDUCATION
On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 9:03 AM sivasubramanian muthusamy
<6.internet@gmail.com<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto:coffin@isoc.org> 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?
https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-la…
[https://www.internetsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/isoc-logo-1280x6…
Community Networks in Latin America | Internet
Society<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-net…
2019 Impact Report: Community Networks. Community networks — networks built, managed, and
used by local communities — are cornerstones of the Internet Society’s work.
www.internetsociety.org<http://www.internetsociety.org>
Best
Luca
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Luca Belli, PhD
Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation
[cid:image002.png@01D6C702.6415A350]+55 21 3799 5763
t@1lucabelli<https://twitter.com/1lucabelli>
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Botafogo - Rio de Janeiro, RJ - CEP: 22250-900
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________________________________
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<dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net<mailto:dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net>>
em nome de Carlos Rey-Moreno
<carlos.reymoreno@gmail.com<mailto:carlos.reymoreno@gmail.com>>
Enviado: sexta-feira, 27 de novembro de 2020 07:01
Para: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity
<dc3@listas.altermundi.net<mailto: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%20Cont…
, 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<mailto: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<mailto: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-001…
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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(a)listas.altermundi.net> on behalf of Glenn McKnight
<mcknight.glenn(a)gmail.com>
Reply-To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
Date: Saturday, November 28, 2020 at 3:41 PM
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)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
Chief Information Officer
www.virtualsig.org<http://www.virtualsig.org>
YOUR SOURCE FOR INTERNET GOVERNANCE EDUCATION
On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 9:03 AM sivasubramanian muthusamy
<6.internet@gmail.com<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto:coffin@isoc.org> 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?
https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-la…
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sender.]<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-ne…
Community Networks in Latin America | Internet
Society<https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-net…
2019 Impact Report: Community Networks. Community networks — networks built, managed, and
used by local communities — are cornerstones of the Internet Society’s work.
www.internetsociety.org<http://www.internetsociety.org>
Best
Luca
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em nome de Carlos Rey-Moreno
<carlos.reymoreno@gmail.com<mailto:carlos.reymoreno@gmail.com>>
Enviado: sexta-feira, 27 de novembro de 2020 07:01
Para: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity
<dc3@listas.altermundi.net<mailto: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%20Cont…
, 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<mailto: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<mailto: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-001…
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Local Access Policy and Regulation Coordinator
Association for Progressive Communications
https://www.apc.org/en/project/connecting-unconnected-supporting-community-…
Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633
Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym
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Association for Progressive Communications
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