[Battlemesh] Fwd: [netsociety] Excellent News for Brazil, the IGF and Community Networks

[Leonardo maccari]

Sorry for the many layers of forwarding, but this seems relevant for our community...

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Sujet :         [netsociety] Excellent News for Brazil, the IGF and Community
Networks
Date :  Fri, 21 Feb 2020 09:53:43 +0000
De :    Luca Belli <luca.belli at fgv.br>
Pour :  netsociety at lists.networkofcenters.net
<netsociety at lists.networkofcenters.net>,
network at lists.networkofcenters.net <network at lists.networkofcenters.net>




Dear colleagues,


I would like to share some excellent news from Brazil, that has also a
very positive impact on the IGF and its work.


The Brazilian Telecoms Regulator ANATEL has explicitly and officially
recognized Community Networks as an option for Internet access in Brazil
and, while doing so, and explicitly mentions (and links) “The Community
Network Manual” (2018 outcome of the IGF Dynamic Coalition on Community
Connectivity) in the rational for this decision.
https://www.anatel.gov.br/setorregulado/component/content/article/2-uncategorised/528-redes-comunitarias


This is, to date, the biggest country on hearth explicitly recognising
the value of CNs. The creation of CNs in Brazil was already possible, as
simplified ISPs, since 2017 (see our study here on CN in Latin America
here
https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-latin-america/
) but this is the first time ANATEL officially uses the CN terminology
providing both legal and technical guidance (using the CN Manual!) on
how to create them.


This is not only important for Brazil but also represent another*piece
of concrete evidence that the IGF is not a mere talking shop and when
people want to use the IGF process to produce meaningful outcomes, they
can. And, importantly, IGF outputs can have real impact on digital policies.


My sincerest congratulations to ALL those who dedicated time to
development and use of the CN Manual, particularly the members of the
IGF Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity that are on on this list!


All the best


Luca


* In case you are looking for other concrete examples, please find a
selection below:


- In 2018, the inclusion of the Zero Rating Map (developed by DCNN) in
the State of the Internet Report of the French Telecom Regulator ARCEP
https://www.arcep.fr/uploads/tx_gspublication/report-state-internet-2018_conf050618-ENG.pdf



- In 2016 the inclusion of the Recommendations on Terms of Service and
Human Rights in the ToS and HR the joint FGV & Council of Europe report
on the subject
https://www.coe.int/en/web/freedom-expression/home/-/asset_publisher/RAupmF2S6voG/content/terms-of-service-and-human-rights-an-analysis-of-online-platform-contracts?inheritRedirect=false

The Recommendations were later used for the elaboration of the CoE
Recommendation (2018)2 of the Committee of Ministers on the roles and
responsibilities of internet intermediaries
https://search.coe.int/cm/Pages/result_details.aspx?ObjectID=0900001680790e14



- In 2013 the inclusion of the Model Framework on Net Neutrality in this
expert report ( https://rm.coe.int/16805a09ca )that originated the
elaboration of the CoE Recommendation CM/Rec(2016)1of the Committee of
Ministers on network neutrality
https://search.coe.int/cm/Pages/result_details.aspx?ObjectID=09000016805c1e59



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*Luca Belli, PhD*

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