Moses Thanks for sharing. Critical infrastructure like ICTs is something that needs to have a blend of both private and public players. Multi-Stakeholderism seems alive and well. At least in the Western part of the world. We would do well to take heed.. Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad
On Jan 2, 2015, at 5:58 PM, Mose Karanja via isoc <isoc@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
This case in the US might set a precedence globally on ISPs (responsibilities and privileges).
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/12/31/google-strikes-an-upbeat-note-with-fc...
In a nutshell: FCC has proposed expanding telcos definition to include broadband providers like GoogleFiber. This comes with more statutory responsibilities but a critical privilege - access to state utilities like poles, ducts and right-of-way opens up real disruption to the state of Internet access.
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