Dear Listers, FYI The ATU held its third and final WCIT and WTSA regional preparatory = meeting 25-26 September in Accra Ghana. =20 Note that the ETNO proposal gained some traction at the ATU meeting but = that the final language for inclusion in Article 6 requires approval by = Ministers prior to becoming a full ATU WCIT regional position. =20 The two proposed new articles under final review are: =20 6.0.5 Member states shall ensure that their regulatory = frameworks drive the operating agencies to establish mutual commercial = agreements with providers of international communication applications = and services in alignment with principles of fair = competition, innovation, adequate quality of service and security. =20 6.0.6 The Member States shall take measures to ensure that = operating agencies have the right to charge providers of international = communication applications and services appropriate access charges based = on the agreed quality of service. Regulatory measures may be = imposed in case that this cannot be achieved through commercial = arrangements and to the extent that such measures do not hinder = competition. =20 The full meeting summary is located at: = https://fileshare.tools.isoc.org/wentworth/public/WCIT%20-%20Regional%20Me= etings/ATU_WCIT_%20Report_Sept2012%20.pdf =20 Karen Mulberry Policy Advisor Internet Society mulberry@isoc.org tel: +1.303.668.8855 www.isoc.org Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: Karen Mulberry <mulberry@isoc.org> Sender: itu2012chapters-bounces@elists.isoc.org Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 09:02:31 To: ITU Chapter Delegate Lists<itu2012chapters@elists.isoc.org> Subject: [Itu2012chapters] African Telecommunications Union (ATU) 25-26 September Meeting _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu.