I endorse the statement. However I believe that the Internet community must show itself to be more pro-active in acknowledging the right of Governments to govern. It would have been useful, for example, to direct readers of this statement to the activities of the Internet Governance Forums, the RIRs, NOGs etc. The Internet is not Uncontrolled. But it is not something that fits the remit of ITU. The Internet makes use of Telecommunication networks, but it is not Telecommunication itself. Regards Steve Nash From: cooperation-wg-bounces@ripe.net [mailto:cooperation-wg-bounces@ripe.net] On Behalf Of Bijal Sanghani Sent: 18 October 2012 16:44 To: cooperation-wg@ripe.net Subject: [cooperation-wg] Euro-IX EC Position Statement on the Review of the ITRs Dear Cooperation WG Members, Today the Euro-IX Board posted a position statement on the review of the ITRs, please see details of the press release below - regards, Bijal === Euro-IX Executive Committee Position Statement on the Review of the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs) Amsterdam, The Netherlands 18 October 2012 In December 2012, the World Conference on International Telecommunications will consider a review of the International Telecommunication Regulations. As some proposed amendments may have a negative impact on the future of the Internet, the Euro-IX Board (Executive Committee) has prepared a Position Statement. The statement lists the points which are considered important to ensure the open, competitive and innovative nature of the Internet in the future. The Euro-IX Board has encouraged the members of Euro-IX to talk to their Government representatives and share the position statement with them and also with the members (customers, participants) of the exchange point. The position statement can be found in the link below - https://www.euro-ix.net/documents/1042-EuroIX-EC-WCIT-Position-Statement-pdf ?download=yes About Euro-IX: Euro-IX (European Internet Exchange Association) was formed in May 2001 with the intention to further develop, strengthen and improve the Internet Exchange Point (IXP) community. Euro-IX is a collaboration of the leading Internet Exchange Points that connect the networks of Internet service providers, carriers and content providers to facilitate the exchange of Internet traffic. https://euro-ix.net <https://euro-ix.net/>