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“OTTs Eating Into Our Revenue”: Telcos in India
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by
Geetha Hariharan
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published
Aug 07, 2014
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last modified
Sep 10, 2014 05:36 AM
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filed under:
Telecom,
TRAI, OTT
On August 5, 2014, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India organised a seminar on a regulatory framework for Over-The-Top services. This is a lay discussion of the Seminar and its focus on matters crucial to telecom, the Internet and the existing regulatory framework.
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Accountability of ICANN
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by
Geetha Hariharan
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published
May 28, 2014
Smarika Kumar's post on submissions to NETmundial
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Brazil passes Marco Civil; the US-FCC Alters its Stance on Net Neutrality
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by
Geetha Hariharan
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published
Apr 24, 2014
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last modified
Apr 24, 2014 10:05 AM
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filed under:
IANA,
Internet Governance,
NETmundial,
ICANN,
Marco Civil
Hopes for the Internet rise and fall rapidly. Yesterday, on April 23, 2014, Marco Civil da Internet, the Brazilian Bill of Internet rights, was passed by the Brazilian Senate into law.
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CIS Comments: Enhancing ICANN Accountability
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by
Geetha Hariharan
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published
Jun 10, 2014
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last modified
Jun 10, 2014 01:03 PM
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filed under:
IANA,
Internet Governance,
NETmundial,
ICANN,
Accountability
On May 6, 2014, ICANN published a call for public comments on "Enhancing ICANN Accountability". This comes in the wake of the IANA stewardship transition spearheaded by ICANN and related concerns of ICANN's external and internal accountability mechanisms. Centre for Internet and Society contributed to the call for comments.
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CIS Policy Brief: IANA Transition Fundamentals & Suggestions for Process Design
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by
Geetha Hariharan
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published
Jun 22, 2014
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last modified
Jul 08, 2014 08:39 AM
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filed under:
ICANN,
IANA Transition,
Internet Governance
In March 2014, the US government announced that it would transfer oversight of IANA functions to an as-yet-indeterminate global multi-stakeholder body. This policy brief, written by Smarika Kumar and Geetha Hariharan, explains the process concisely.
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CIS@IGF 2014
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by
Geetha Hariharan
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published
Sep 06, 2014
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last modified
Oct 08, 2014 10:31 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance Forum,
Internet Governance
The ninth Internet Governance Forum (“IGF2014”) was hosted by Turkey in Istanbul from September 2 to 5, 2014.
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Comments on the Draft Outcome Document of the UN General Assembly’s Overall Review of the Implementation of WSIS Outcomes (WSIS+10)
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by
Geetha Hariharan
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published
Nov 18, 2015
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last modified
Nov 18, 2015 06:33 AM
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filed under:
ICT4D,
Call for Comments,
WSIS+10,
Access to Knowledge,
Accessibility,
Human Rights Online,
Internet Governance,
ICANN,
IANA Transition,
Open Source,
Open Access
Following the comment-period on the Zero Draft, the Draft Outcome Document of the UN General Assembly's Overall Review of implementation of WSIS Outcomes was released on 4 November 2015. Comments were sought on the Draft Outcome Document from diverse stakeholders. The Centre for Internet & Society's response to the call for comments is below.
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Comments on the Zero Draft of the UN General Assembly’s Overall Review of the Implementation of WSIS Outcomes (WSIS+10)
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by
Geetha Hariharan
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published
Oct 16, 2015
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filed under:
WSIS+10,
Internet Governance
On 9 October 2015, the Zero Draft of the UN General Assembly's Overall Review of implementation of WSIS Outcomes was released. Comments were sought on the Zero Draft from diverse stakeholders. The Centre for Internet & Society's response to the call for comments is below.
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DIDP Request #1: ICANN's Expenditures on "Travel & Meetings"
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by
Geetha Hariharan
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published
Mar 05, 2015
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filed under:
ICANN,
DIDP,
Transparency,
Accountability
CIS sent ICANN a request under its Documentary Information Disclosure Policy, seeking details of expenditure by ICANN at its Meetings. CIS' request and ICANN's response are detailed below.
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DIDP Request #2: Granular Revenue/Income Statements from ICANN
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by
Geetha Hariharan
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published
Mar 05, 2015
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filed under:
ICANN,
DIDP,
Transparency,
Accountability
CIS sent ICANN a request under its Documentary Information Disclosure Policy, seeking current and historical details of ICANN's income/revenue from its various sources. CIS' request and ICANN's response are detailed below.
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