FW: [afnog] Re: Request for input: The WorkingGrouponInternetGovernance

[americo at imit.kth.se]

I think regulators should regulate services and not technology. Second, so
far many telco's have proved to be incapable of understanding the
technology behind Internet. Many of them were still very satisfied with
the income they were getting from voice services. Now that they understand
that there's a really threat that Internet will also eat that revenue, and
Skype is already proving that, they start building coalitions to rule
internet just as they did rule the telephony in the last 200 years, and
ITU seems to be willing to assist them in this process. Personally I think
that telcos should continue in their business of building fast roads for
Internet traffic. If they want to ride in the same road they are welcome
but should not ditacte how we drive in that road.

As Bill asserted I am Mozambican and not Swedish. If I were using
traditional telephony domain, I would have +258 :-). And I can add in the
case of Mozambique that despite ITU recommendations, I will never, ever
suggest the Government of Mozambique to give the steering wheel to MZ
telco to drive the internet.

a./


> 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-----
>> From: afnog-bounces at afnog.org
>> [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./
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