From the opinion:… "we have actual physical proof that there is
no surreptitious plot afoot to give the ITU regulatory authority over
the Internet. The document is the most recent working draft of the treaty that
will be negotiated at the World Conference on International Telecommunications
in Dubai in December.
This document provides an update to a 1988 treaty, parts of which have been
rendered obsolete by technological advances. The outcome of that treaty
conference has been the source of consternation among people who worry that it
will be used as a pretext to give the ITU (and therefore the UN) control over
the Internet.
However, if you read the document, you will find no such proposals! What you
will see are proposals for things like giving priority to emergency communications
and transparency in pricing schemes for mobile data….It is a pretty banal
document that provides a commonsense roadmap for international cooperation in
the telecoms sector in the 21st century. What it does not contain are any
suggestions to grant the ITU control over the Internet. This is not
to say that at some point in the future such proposals can not be inserted by
member states. But the prospects of anything like that passing the conference
in Dubai are nil." Read more
