[IRPCoalition] New paper on NN and ZR out today

Carolina Rossini carolina.rossini at gmail.com
Tue Sep 22 17:32:25 EEST 2015


I do not believe this is a YES/NO binary issue
It is much more complicated

On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 10:30 AM, Jeanette Hofmann <jeanette at wzb.eu> wrote:

> 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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