FW: [afnog] Re: Request for input: The Working GrouponInternetGovernance

[Robert.Shaw at itu.int]

huh? who said that? why do you think we have independent
regulators (like PTS in Sweden) - they're the ones who need
to look after/manage competition in the market. ISPs are not a cottage 
industry anymore (Bredbandsbolaget entering TeliaSonera's fixed line 
market in your home country being one fine example)... And there is
ample empirical evidence that calling yourself an ISP doesn't magically
prevent you from exercising egregious market behaviour. That's why we 
have regulators and concepts (at least in the EU) of things like SMP.

--RS

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:afnog-bounces at afnog.org]On Behalf
> Of americo at imit.kth.se
> Sent: 18 November 2004 18:24
> To: Begumisa Gerald M
> Cc: afnog at afnog.org
> Subject: Re: FW: [afnog] Re: Request for input: The Working
> GrouponInternetGovernance
> 
> 
> I think it would be a pathetic idea for ITU or even 
> Governments to think
> that telco's are the best entities to manage Internet. If 
> Telcos finally
> realise the importance of Internet, then they should 
> participate just like
> any ordinary ISP, perhaps using their immense capital power to gain a
> market share under normal comptetition laws.
> 
> 
> 
> a./