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President Juncker "State of the union 2016" and "Connectivity package"
by Achilleas.KEMOS＠ec.europa.eu 16 Sep '16

16 Sep '16

Dear group members, This week President Juncker gave (on Wedensday) the 2016 State of the Union address. You can find the whole text here: www.ec.europa.eu/soteu<http://www.ec.europa.eu/soteu> The Digital Single Market is a key priority for this Commission. Below you can find also the press release relative to improved internet connectivity for all citizens and businesses in Europe. http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16-3008_en.htm On this occasion the Commission proposed an ambitious overhaul of EU telecoms rules with new initiatives to meet Europeans' growing connectivity needs and boost Europe's competitiveness. These proposals will encourage investment in very high-capacity networks and accelerate public access to Wi-Fi for Europeans. Documents adopted: Communication and Staff Working Document - Connectivity for a Competitive Digital Single Market - towards a European Gigabit Society<https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/34110> Action Plan and Staff Working Document Communication - 5G for Europe<https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/34115> European Electronic Communication Code<https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/34112> Regulation on the Body of European Regulators of Electronic Communications (BEREC)<https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/34114> Regulation on the promotion of Internet connectivity in local communities and public spaces (WiFi4EU) <https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/34228> In view of preparing the Madrid meeting, could you please signal which EU developments (if any) would be most interesting to discuss. Achilleas Achilleas Kemos Programme Officer - Future Connectivity Systems DG CONNECT European Commission

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Fwd: [NRO-IANAXFER] Articles on the US Senate Hearing
by Nurani Nimpuno 16 Sep '16

16 Sep '16

FYI. Nurani > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Izumi Okutani <izumi(a)nic.ad.jp> > Subject: [NRO-IANAXFER] Articles on the US Senate Hearing > Date: 15 september 2016 06:10:30 CEST > To: "ianaxfer(a)nro.net" <ianaxfer(a)nro.net> > > FYI. > > Several articles published after the Hearing conducted by the US Senate Committee on Judiciary on 14th September, Chaired by Ted Cruz. > You can also see the video and statements of each panelist at the Hearing from the website. > > Protecting Internet Freedom: Implications of Ending U.S. Oversight of the Internet > http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/protecting-internet-freedom-implic… > > > * Politifact: > Ted Cruz incorrect about Obama giving control of internet to UN-like body <http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2016/sep/14/ted-cruz/ted-cruz-in…> > * Reuters: > Blocking Internet oversight transition a 'gift to Russia': Obama administration <http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber-congress-idUSKCN11K26F> > * Dallas Morning News: > Cruz fights to keep internet domains under U.S. control as critics decry move as misguided <http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/headlines/20160914-cruz-says-he-s-f…> > * Financial Times: > Republicans lash out at US plan to cede Internet control <https://www.ft.com/content/9ac0cfe4-7a97-11e6-ae24-f193b105145e>(subcribers only) > * Politico: > Cruz: Obama officials could face jail for internet ‘handover’<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/ted-cruz-internet-domain-larry-strick…> > White House: Cruz stand on ICANN 'ironic' <https://www.politicopro.com/tech/whiteboard/2016/09/josh-earnest-cruz-stand…>(subcribers only) > > Izumi Okutani > > > _______________________________________________ > ianaxfer mailing list > ianaxfer(a)nro.net > https://www.nro.net/mailman/listinfo/ianaxfer

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whatabootery
by Jim Reid 16 Sep '16

16 Sep '16

I understand this word may need translation into English. Much like my accent I hear you say. :-) Whatabootery is a Glasgow expression for the practice of raising non-sequiturs, particularly when trying to divert attention from inconvenient truths: what about...

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Berec network neutrality consultation - reminder
by Gordon Lennox 30 Aug '16

30 Aug '16

The Berec consultation closes on Monday July 18 at 14h00. http://berec.europa.eu/eng/news_consultations/ongoing_public_consultations/… There are websites to help you respond if you so wish: https://www.savenetneutrality.eu https://www.savetheinternet.eu/en/ Or of course you can respond directly. But the more who respond the better? Gordon

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NRO Statement on IANA Intellectual Property Rights
by Nick Hyrka 25 Aug '16

25 Aug '16

This email is sent on behalf of the Number Resource Organization (NRO) NRO Statement on IANA Intellectual Property Rights The NRO has reviewed the IANA Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Assignment Agreement, the IANA IPR License Agreement and the IANA IPR Community Agreement, as published for comment at: https://www.ianacg.org/call-for-public-comment-on-iana-ipr-agreements And finds that these IPR agreements meet the requirements of the numbers community, as expressed in the CRISP Proposal at: https://www.nro.net/news/final-proposal-crisp The NRO notes that these agreements are presently posted for public comments through September 12, 2016 at 23:59 UTC. After that time, and presuming a favorable review of the comments received, the NRO intends to enter into these agreements in order to facilitate the IANA Stewardship transition. For your information Oscar Robles Chair Number Resource Organization

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"Incentives, Benefits, Costs, and Challenges to IPv6 Implementation"
by Marco Hogewoning 19 Aug '16

19 Aug '16

Dear Colleagues, As you may already have seen, the NTIA has published a Request For Comment regarding the implementation of IPv6. Apart from using the comments received to guide and inform NTIA’s efforts, they also intend to use this as a basis for a contribution to the IGF’s Best Practice Forum on IPv6. A more detailed blog post on this RFC is available at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2016/ntia-seeks-input-it-develops-initiatives… Together with some community members I am participating in the IGFs Best Practice Forum (BPF) on IPv6: "Understanding the commercial and economic incentives behind a successful IPv6 deployment”. I would like to encourage network operators and other stakeholders tin the RIPE region, who have any data that could be relevant to this project, to share this with the Best Practice Forum, using the questions as posted by the NTIA as a guide. In particular we are interested to learn more details about the costs and return on investment of an IPv6 deployment and the commercial or economic arguments that motivated the decision to invest in and deploy IPv6. Contributions can be made directly to the Best Practice Forum mailing list at http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/bp_ipv6_intgovforum.org or feel free to submit them to me personally and I am happy to forward them them on your behalf. A more detailed description of the BPF can be found at http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/best-practice-forums/bpf-ipv6 We would also encourage RIPE community members, where applicable, to consider responding directly to the NTIA's RFC. Regards, Marco Hogewoning -- External Relations - RIPE NCC

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NTIA Announcement on IANA Stewardship Transition
by Nick Hyrka 17 Aug '16

17 Aug '16

Dear colleagues, Yesterday, the NTIA announced that they had informed ICANN that, barring any significant impediment, they intended to allow the IANA functions contract to expire on 1 October. You can find the full announcement here: https://www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2016/update-iana-transition Kind regards, Nick Hyrka Communications Manager RIPE NCC

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IANA IPR agreements - call for public comments
by Athina Fragkouli 12 Aug '16

12 Aug '16

Dear Colleagues, A call for public comment on IANA Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) agreements has been posted. The announcement is available at: https://www.ianacg.org/call-for-public-comment-on-iana-ipr-agreements/ Comments are due by the deadline of 12 September 12 2016 at 23:59 UTC. Background The Proposal to Transition the Stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Functions from the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to the Global Multistakeholder Community includes a requirement for certain IPR associated with IANA to be transferred from ICANN to an entity independent of the IANA functions operator. The IPR consists of trademarks and domain names. After discussion within the operational communities and the IETF Trust, the IETF Trust indicated that it would be willing to hold the IANA IPR. The IETF Trust is a Virginia common law trust created in 2005. Among other things, the IETF Trust was created for the purpose of acquiring, holding, maintaining and licensing certain intellectual property for the advancement of the science and technology associated with the Internet and related technology. The IETF Trust agreed to hold the IANA IPR in the service of the affected Internet operational communities. Representatives from the names community, the numbers community, the protocol parameters community, the IETF Trust, and ICANN have drafted a set of agreements to effectuate the transfer of the IANA IPR from ICANN to the IETF Trust and to govern the relationships amongst the parties with respect to the IPR after the transfer. These agreements are: - IANA IPR Assignment Agreement. This agreement transfers the IPR from ICANN to the IETF Trust. - IANA IPR License Agreement. This agreement allows for the IANA functions operator to use the IPR. The document available for public comment is a basic form that will be used to generate three license agreements, one each for the names, numbers, and protocol parameters IANA services. Items highlighted in yellow will vary by agreement and will be completed once the License Agreement is split into three. In each case the licensee is ICANN, with the ability established for ICANN to sublicense to PTI. - IANA IPR Community Agreement. This agreement explains the rights and obligations of the IETF Trust and each operational community as regards the IPR. The IETF Trust, the operational communities, and ICANN hereby solicit feedback as to whether the draft agreements address the needs of the affected communities. Athina Fragkouli Head of Legal RIPE NCC

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Reports on the 10th European Summer School on Internet Governance (EuroSSIG)
by Marco Hogewoning 29 Jul '16

29 Jul '16

Dear colleagues, The 10th edition of EuroSSIG (http://www.eurossig.eu) was held last week in Meißen, Germany. Started as a response to the conclusion by the UN Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) on the lack of academic research and teaching on Internet governance. Since the inception of the summer school in 2007, RIPE NCC has been contributing both financially and with staff resources in the faculty. Over the years several RIPE NCC staff and RIPE community members have attended the summer school as fellows. With many of the alumni active in Internet governance across the various I* organisations and other stakeholder groups, EuroSSIG has been a successful initiative, which found itself copied in many regions, including the Middle East. We have written up our impressions of the 10th anniversary edition of EuroSSIG in the following two articles: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/gergana_petrova/eurossig-a-deep-dive-into-the… https://labs.ripe.net/Members/marco_hogewoning/eurossig-internet-governance… Should you have any questions about the EuroSSIG or RIPE NCC’s involvement in these activities, please do not hesitate to contact us. Regards, Marco Hogewoning RIPE NCC External Relations

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Re: [cooperation-wg] Joint message by Julf and Achilleas for co-chair appointments
by Peter Koch 28 Jul '16

28 Jul '16

On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 05:02:40PM +0000, Achilleas.KEMOS(a)ec.europa.eu wrote: > Following the announcement/appointment of the new co-chairs by Meredith, we thank Meredith and the group for the trust they show to us and we would like to confirm the acceptance of the proposal for a position of Co-Chair of the RIPE Cooperation Working Group. Habemus procuratores! > To this end, we would like to take stock where we stand, so we invite the members to provide suggestions on substance issues they would like to see being dealt (including, the co-chair selection process). In that spirit I'd suggest the wg allow itself a rest on process and start working on a program for Madrid. The NIS directive and its implementations status as well as similar legislation in non EU countries could be one topic. -Peter

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