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Today, at the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), a majority of national delegations adopted revisions to the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) that could lead to significant challenges to a free and open Internet, as well to how global information and communications technology (ICT) companies offer Internet-based services. The United States joined with other [...]
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At long last, “WCIT-12” is upon us. Delegates to the 2012 World Conference on International Telecommunications, commonly referred to simply as “WCIT,” are boarding flights for a two-week sojourn to the cosmopolitan city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The forecast is unsurprisingly for warm, sunny days, but that may well be the only accurate forecasting we can do. The outcome of the confab, [...]
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The House of Representatives sent a strong signal to the rest of the world today that we must preserve a free and open Internet. In December, the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) will meet to update the United Nations’ International Telecommunication Union (ITU) treaty-level telecomm regulations. As we’ve discussed here before, preliminary proposals by some other governments [...]
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Yesterday, ITI hosted Ambassador Terry Kramer for a roundtable and policy discussion on the free internet. Kramer was appointed in June to lead the U.S. Delegation at the upcoming World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT). The purpose of this conference is to update the United Nations' International Telecommunication Union (ITU) treaty-level telecomm regulations. There are several [...]
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Two events in Washington, D.C., this week will help to set the tone for critical discussions among governments and stakeholders about the future of Internet governance. First, some background. This December in Dubai, intergovernmental delegations from across the globe will gather for the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) to update the United Nations' International Telecommunication [...]
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This blog was originally published on The Daily Caller. At a time when bipartisanship can be a path to political ruin, legislation on, of all things, Internet governance has united Senators like Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and Claire McCaskill (D-MO) along with Representatives like Pete Sessions (R-TX) and Ed Markey (D-MA). In fact, Congress is poised to pass this legislation, which would call on the U.S. [...]