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How long will new Regulations on International Telecommunications last?
The current international telecommunications are regulated by an International Treaty signed by 173 countries in 1988, when international telecommunications services in most countries were provided by...
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Debating the ITRs in Brussels…
As you all know, the review of the ITRs is a key issue in the ICT policy agenda for 2012 and highly debated in the international arena. Therefore, the association of the European Telecommunication...
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ETNO Workshop: New International Rules for Telecoms? Preparation for WCIT 2012
The workshop organized by ETNO and ITU last month, in the premises of Belgacom in Brussels, was attended by more than 100 delegates from European and US industry and also by a few European government...
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What to expect on telecoms and internet policy after the US elections
For all the uncertainties surrounding the forthcoming Presidential elections in the US, we can at least get some foresight as to the impact on Telecoms and Internet Policy by reading the texts of the...
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The countdown has begun: WCIT’s race begins
Preparations are finished, the engines are lubricated and the equipment is ready. Today, the green light is given to begin discussions on the new ITRs. On December 3rd more than 1600 participants in...
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WCIT 2012: A Digital Divide instead of a Digital Dividend
The World Conference on International Telecommunications, in charge of the review of the International Telecommunication Regulations Treaty of 1988 ended last Friday the 14th December in Dubai. After...
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46th ICANN Public Meeting (Beijing)
Last week, “Vibrant” Beijing, as described by the always empathic Fadi Chehade, ICANN President and CEO, received more than 2200 participants for the biggest ICANN meeting ever held. In the opening...
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IGF Spain: 3rd meeting outcomes
As announced in a previous post, the 3rd Annual Meeting of IGF Spain was held last Thursday 24th of May at the School of Telecommunications Engineering of the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM)....
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EuroDIG meets in Lisbon for its 6th edition
The 6th edition of the European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG), will meet this week in Lisbon (20-21 June). This event is expected to attract some 600 representatives from civil society,...
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The fast changing landscape of Internet Governance
Dark clouds seemed to be hanging over this year´s IGF meeting in Bali: In the run-up there was much debate about a cancellation due to financial problems and the recent revelations around surveillance...
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NETmundial meeting in Brazil: a good starting point
The uncertain outcome of the last WCIT (World Conference on International Telecommunications) and the surveillance scandal have mobilized two of the most actives actors in the Internet Governance...
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WTDC 2014 “Broadband for Sustainable Development”
The digital divide between the first world and the others persists despite the efforts of governments and institutions. However ICTs are, at the same time, the opportunity and the appropriate tool for...
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From Rome to Istanbul
Rome to me is a place where past and future intertwines. The discussion about what we want and expect from an ongoing design of the Internet is probably one of the most exciting debates nowadays. Why...
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A new edition of the WCIT?
Are we going to have this year a new edition of the WCIT, the World Conference on International Communications held in late 2012 in Dubai? The question comes to mind because the Plenipotentiary...
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ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2014
The first week of the ITU’s Plenipotentiary 2014 was mainly taken up with the elections of the new ITU officers Council Members and Radio Regulations Board Members for the next four years mandate. The...
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AHCIET entrevista a Alejandro Vidal, miembro del departamento de Políticas...
“El principal logro [de la reunión de plenipotenciarios] ha sido que la UIT no ha cambiado su rol respecto al desarrollo y armonización de las Telecomunicaciones mundiales” ¿Que representa la reunión...
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