[EURO-Discuss] [At-Large] Reaction from European Commission on ETNO / ITU / WCIT

[Carlton Samuels]

Dear Rudi:
Many thanks for this post.  Whatever the alternate positions on any
subject, the EU's enumeration provides for a very good checklist of the
issues that we can begin to follow.

Best,
-Carlton

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On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 6:49 PM, Rudi Vansnick <rudi.vansnick at isoc.be>wrote:

> Below an extract from the attached document from European Commission with
> regards to the debates around ITU, ETNO and WCIT :
>
> Very clear positioning :
>
> > (1) The overarching objective of the European Union in relation to the
> WCIT is to ensure that
> > any amendment to the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs)
> shall contribute
> > to the development of the information society for the benefit of all
> citizens and
> > telecommunications users world-wide, and users in the European Union in
> particular and
> > comply with the Union’s acquis and policy.
>
> > (2) The European Union shall take the following position on proposals
> for decisions by the
> > WCIT at its meeting in Dubai between 3rd and 14th December 2012 and any
> related
> > preparatory meetings:
> > (a) Do not support any proposals that conflict with the EU acquis, or
> introduce obligations on
> > operators which go beyond those already provided for under the EU acquis;
> > (b) Support proposals that respect the sovereignty of ITU member states
> and in particular
> > recognise those areas that are a national matter such as cybercrime,
> content, national security
> > and defence.
> > (c) Support proposals that seek to ensure that the revised ITRs remain
> high level, strategic and
> > technology neutral and oppose proposals to make ITU recommendations
> binding on ITU
> > member states and operating agencies;;
> > (d) Support any proposals to maintain the current scope of the ITRs and
> the current mandate
> > of the ITU, oppose any proposals to extend the scope to areas such as
> the routing of Internetbased
> > traffic, content-related issues;
> > (e) Support proposals to respect human rights in relation to
> international telecommunications,
> > support proposals to respect privacy and personal data protection in
> relation to personal data
> > and communications (subject to 2(a) above)
> > (f) Support measures to promote greater international cooperation in
> relation to the security of
> > networks used for international telecommunications traffic;
> > (g) Support pro-competitive measures intended to help achieve lower
> prices, and greater
> > transparency on prices, for international telecommunications traffic,
> based on commercial
> > negotiations in a free and fair marketplace;
> > (h) Do not support proposals to establish, within the ITU, mechanisms to
> settle disputes
> > between operators as such mechanisms are not necessary;;
> > (i) Support proposals that ensure that maritime communications can be
> charged in an
> > economically efficient way.
> > In order to make (2) (a) above explicit, EU agreement to any final
> outcome should be
> > explicitly conditional on the submission of a formal statement by the EU
> to other participants
> > regarding the applicability of EU regulatory provisions, as follows:
> > “In signing the Final Acts of the World Conference on International
> Telecommunications
> > (Dubai, 2012), the Delegations of the Member States of the European
> Union declare that
> > these States will apply the International Telecommunication Regulations
> in accordance with
> > their obligations under the Treaty establishing the European Union.”.
>
>
>
>
> Rudi Vansnick
> President - CEO
> rudi.vansnick at isoc.be
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