[IRPCoalition] New paper on NN and ZR out today

Jeanette Hofmann jeanette at wzb.eu
Tue Sep 22 17:30:53 EEST 2015


Hi Anriette,

on what side are the students coming down, pro or contra zero rating?
jeanette

Am 22.09.15 um 16:29 schrieb Carolina Rossini:
> Thank you Anriette :-)
> That was the goal, to help providing resources
>
> On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Anriette Esterhuysen <anriette at apc.org
> <mailto:anriette at apc.org>> wrote:
>
>     Sharing some belated feedback with Carolina on her paper. Carolina, at
>     the African School on IG this year (www.afrisig.org
>     <http://www.afrisig.org>) the participants
>     had to do a practicum on zero rating.
>
>     We shared lots of resources, including your paper, and they really found
>     your paper very useful!
>
>     Thanks
>
>     Anriette
>
>
>     On 28/07/2015 22:34, Mishi Choudhary wrote:
>      > Thanks for this work Carol! Will read and revert with questions,
>     if any.
>      > It comes at an opportune time.
>      >
>      > On 07/28/2015 04:26 PM, Carolina Rossini wrote:
>      >>
>     https://www.publicknowledge.org/press-release/public-knowledge-publishes-net-neutrality-paper-investigating-zero-rating-practices
>      >>
>      >> Public Knowledge Publishes Net Neutrality Paper Investigating
>     Zero-Rating
>      >> Practices
>      >>
>      >> By Shiva Stella
>     <https://www.publicknowledge.org/author/shiva-stella>
>      >> July 28, 2015
>      >> Net Neutrality
>     <https://www.publicknowledge.org/tag/Net+Neutrality>, Zero
>      >> Rating <https://www.publicknowledge.org/tag/Zero+Rating>
>      >> [image: img]
>      >>
>      >> Today, we’re happy to announce our newest working-paper, Exploring
>      >> Zero-Rating Challenges: Views from Five Countries
>      >>
>     <https://www.publicknowledge.org/documents/exploring-zero-rating-challenges-views-from-five-countries>,
>      >> by Carolina Rossini, Vice President of International Policy at
>     Public
>      >> Knowledge and Taylor Moore, our 2015 Google Policy Fellow. This
>     paper
>      >> examines zero-rating practices on a global scale, focusing on
>     their effects
>      >> in five countries to add to the growing international net
>     neutrality debate.
>      >>
>      >> The following can be attributed to Carolina Rossini, Vice
>     President of
>      >> International Policy at Public Knowledge:
>      >>
>      >> “The zero-rating debate is one of the toughest issues out there,
>     and has
>      >> called into question various issues related to net neutrality and
>      >> competition policy. Countries have changed their clear-cut laws to
>      >> accommodate some practices. These zero-rating models include a
>     variety of
>      >> goals, ranging from marketing to adding more clients to your
>     network to
>      >> providing public services related information to connecting more
>     people to
>      >> the Internet. However, we need to get past the rhetoric of good
>     intentions
>      >> and look at the facts to inform policymakers. This is necessary
>     so we can
>      >> foster innovation and promote the public interest as we move
>     forward with
>      >> strong net neutrality rules around the globe.”
>      >>
>      >> The following can be attributed to Taylor Moore, Google Policy
>     Fellow at
>      >> Public Knowledge:
>      >>
>      >> “Admittedly, before the case studies I was unaware of the global
>      >> significance of these issues. However, its significance and
>     multifaceted
>      >> nature are illustrated by the variation in each country's
>     response to net
>      >> neutrality and zero-rating. I think that these case studies will
>     not only
>      >> contribute to the ongoing debate of these subjects, but will
>     also aid in
>      >> future formulations of policy considerations. Going forward, I
>     think that
>      >> Public Knowledge’s approach of analyzing the global response will be
>      >> beneficial.”
>      >>
>      >> You may view this paper here
>      >>
>     <https://www.publicknowledge.org/documents/exploring-zero-rating-challenges-views-from-five-countries>
>      >> .
>      >>
>      >>
>      >>
>      >>
>      >>
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