[IRPCoalition] Open letter to Zuckerberg re: Internet.org

[Bodle, Robert]

Dear IRP'ers, (see attached)

Just resending this letter circulated by Access for possible endorsement by IRPC - I think we have until 5pm (EST) today. If more people could weigh in, that would be great (in order to get some kind of quorum). 

Just send out a +1 or comments and concerns.

Thanks,
Robert

Co-Chair Internet Rights & Principles Coalition (UN IGF)
www.internetrightsandprinciples.org
@netrights
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On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 4:29 PM, Josh Levy <josh at accessnow.org<mailto:josh at accessnow.org>> wrote:
Hi all - we've had some great input from a number of people over the last few days, and we've incorporated it all into (yet another) draft of our open letter to Mark Zuckerberg on zero rating, attached.

As you'll see, the substance is mostly unchanged. Here's what we did:

 *   Moved some text around to make it flow better
 *   Added some language about "equality of opportunity" the problems of a two-tiered Internet
 *   Fixed a few typos and problems of clarity

We'd like folks to consider this current text as final minus any glaring problems. To allow for more groups to sign (including many in India, who are just now seeing the final text) we're now closing this up tomorrow (Tuesday) at COB EST.

Please review the letter and let me know if you can sign. If your organization has already signed and is uncomfortable with any changes, please let me know.

Once this is live, I encourage you to publicize it through social media and by blog, and to articulate your reason for getting behind the language - which will also give you an opportunity to voice criticisms not included in the letter.

Current list of signers below:

Access  Global
Popular Resistance      US
RootsAction.org<https://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2FRootsAction.org>      US
Future of Music Coalition       US
OpenMedia       Canada
The Media Consortium    US
Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy & Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC)    Canada
Bits of Freedom Netherlands
Initiative für Netzfreiheit     Austria
IT-Pol Denmark  Denmark
European Digital Rights (EDRi)  EU
ColorofChange.org<https://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2FColorofChange.org>  US
xnet    Spain

The Heliopolis Institute        Egypt
Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum Zimbabwe
Digital Rights Foundation       Pakistan
Korean Progressive Network Jinbonet     South Korea

Movimento Mega  Brazil
Instituto Bem Estar Brasil      Brazil
Vrijschrift     Netherlands

Instituto Beta para Internet e Democracia - IBIDEM      Brazil
The Agency League of Musicians  US
Digitale Gesellschaft   Germany
Integrating Livelihoods through Communication Information Technology for Africa Uganda
Protege Qv      Cameroon
Fundacion Karisma       Colombia


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Josh Levy
Advocacy Director
Access | accessnow.org<http://accessnow.org>

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