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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Thank you for this information! I will
      carefully read them to have a deep understanding of what is going
      on.<br>
      Regards<br>
      <br>
      Le 09/08/2012 14:19, Ntoko, Alexander a &eacute;crit&nbsp;:<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span
            style="color:black">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span
            style="color:black"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span
            style="color:black">As a follow-up to my previous posting on
            this topic, &nbsp;please find below an extract of the speech (in
            quotes and between the dotted lines) &nbsp;delivered by ITU
            Secretary-General, Dr. Hamadoun I. Tour&eacute; at the opening of
            the 2012 Session of ITU Council in July. The entire speech
            can be found online at<b>:
            </b></span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="http://www.itu.int/en/osg/speeches/Pages/2012-07-04.aspx">http://www.itu.int/en/osg/speeches/Pages/2012-07-04.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span
            style="color:black"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt">This speech
          addresses some of the misinformation about ITU and the
          WCIT-12. &nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><b><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><b><i><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">&#8220;WCIT</span></i></b><i><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><i><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><br>
              Immediately after the WTSA, also in Dubai, we have the
              World Conference on International Telecommunications,
              WCIT-12.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><i><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><br>
              This is the first event of its kind since the conference
              in Melbourne in 1988 which produced the current
              International Telecommunication Regulations, the ITRs.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><i><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><br>
              As you will know, the Council Working Group on WCIT has
              led the preparatory process for this landmark conference,
              and has just concluded its last meeting, here in Geneva.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><i><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><br>
              I would like to take this opportunity to set the record
              straight on a number of important issues which have found
              their way into various realms of the public domain over
              the past few months.
              <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><i><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><br>
              I am grateful for the public awareness surrounding these
              issues as it has given me an opportunity to clarify the
              plain facts and the potential benefits we can hope to
              achieve through the WCIT event.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><i><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><br>
              Firstly, as I have said at other recent meetings, WCIT
              will be the catalyst for the free flow of information.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><i><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><br>
              As you know, in Article 33 of the ITU&#8217;s Constitution,
              Member States recognize the right of the public to
              correspond by means of the international service of public
              correspondence.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><i><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><br>
              And the ITRs cannot contradict that provision.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><i><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><br>
              It is true nonetheless that most countries have measures
              in place to protect copyright owners, for example, and to
              prevent defamation. Such measures are of course permitted
              by Article 34 of the ITU&#8217;s Constitution.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><i><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><br>
              And the ITRs cannot contradict that, either.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><i><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><br>
              WCIT, therefore, will facilitate the free flow of
              information.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><i><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><br>
              There have also been a number of accounts stating that
              there is some sort of barrier, conflict or even war
              between telecommunications and the Internet.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><i><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><br>
              In the converged world of the 21st century, this is
              plainly ridiculous. Who today can tell me the difference,
              in terms of traffic passing across networks, between
              voice, video, and data?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><i><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><br>
              So the real issue in front of us is how best to cooperate
              &#8211; to ensure:<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"
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                style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">The
              free flow of information;<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"
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                style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">The
              continued development of broadband;<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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                style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">Continuing
              investment in networks, services and applications;<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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                style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">And
              perhaps most importantly &#8211; in this very fast-moving world
              &#8211; continuing innovation.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><i><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><br>
              I cannot imagine anyone who would disagree that the
              benefits of ICTs should be brought to all citizens of the
              world.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><i><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><br>
              And indeed the Council Working Group on WCIT concluded on
              this same positive note, with all our members&#8217; agreement
              that we all want to see the further development of
              telecommunications.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><i><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><br>
              So the question before WCIT is therefore how best can the
              ITRs be adapted to facilitate the achievement of that
              goal.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><i><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><br>
              Ladies and gentlemen,<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><br>
              It has come as a surprise &#8211; and I have to say a great
              disappointment &#8211; to see that some of those who have had
              access to WCIT proposals have chosen to publicly mis-state
              or distort them in public forums and to journalists;
              sometimes to the point of caricature.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><i><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">These
              distortions and mis-statements could be found plausible by
              credulous members of the public, and could even be used to
              influence national parliaments, given that the documents
              themselves are not officially available &#8211; in spite of
              recent developments, including the leaking of Document TD
              64.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><br>
              I can confirm that a group of civil society organizations
              has written to me to request public access to the
              proposals under discussion, and I would therefore ask
              Council to consider granting open access to these
              documents, and in particular future versions of TD 64.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><i><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><br>
              I would also ask Council to agree to the holding of an
              open consultation regarding the ITRs, accessible to all
              stakeholders worldwide.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><i><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><br>
              Most of us were not involved in the preparations for the
              1988 conference in Melbourne. But the historical record
              shows that many of the fears, concerns, and criticisms
              surrounding WCIT also appeared in 1988.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><i><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><br>
              As we know, those fears and concerns were unwarranted: the
              1988 Melbourne conference created the framework that
              enabled the spectacular growth of telecommunications &#8211;
              including the Internet &#8211; over the past 24 years.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><i><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><br>
              As we know, 1988 set the stage for the information
              society. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><i><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><br>
              And I am absolutely convinced that 2012 will set the stage
              for the knowledge society.&#8221;<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span
style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Alexander
              NTOKO<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span
style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Chief,
              Operations and Planning Department<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span
style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Telecommunication
              Standardization Bureau (TSB)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span
style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">International
              Telecommunication Union (ITU)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span
style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Place
              des Nations, CH-1211<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span
style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Geneva,
              Switzerland<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span
style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Email:
              <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:alexander.ntoko@itu.int">alexander.ntoko@itu.int</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
        <div>
          <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF
            1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm">
            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">
                <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:africann-bounces@afrinic.net">africann-bounces@afrinic.net</a>
                [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:africann-bounces@afrinic.net">mailto:africann-bounces@afrinic.net</a>]
                <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ntoko, Alexander<br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 09, 2012 2:18 PM<br>
                <b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:africann@afrinic.net">africann@afrinic.net</a><br>
                <b>Subject:</b> RE: [AfrICANN-discuss] ITU to control
                Internet?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          </div>
        </div>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
              style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Dear
              All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
              style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
              style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">There
              is a lot of misinformation about ITU, the World Conference
              on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12) and the
              International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
              style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Some
              of this misinformation is due to ignorance on the part of
              the authors of these articles while others are simply due
              to hidden agendas of the authors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">&nbsp;</span><span
style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
              style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Whatever
              the case, it is important to have some basic information
              about ITU, WCIT and the ITRs so that you know what to
              expect at WCIT in Dubai in December 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">&nbsp;</span><span
style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
              style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">To
              start, I would suggest that you visit
              <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                href="http://www.itu.int/en/wcit-12/Pages/WCIT-backgroundbriefs.aspx">http://www.itu.int/en/wcit-12/Pages/WCIT-backgroundbriefs.aspx</a>
              for background information about WCIT and the ITRs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
              style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
              style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">For
              those of you interested in some of what has been published
              by the press, you can visit
              <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                href="http://www.scoop.it/t/wcit-12">http://www.scoop.it/t/wcit-12</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">&nbsp;</span><span
style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
              style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">&nbsp;</span><span
style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span
                style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Alexander
                NTOKO</span></i><span
              style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span
                style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Chief,
                Operations and Planning Department</span></i><span
              style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span
                style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Telecommunication
                Standardization Bureau (TSB)</span></i><span
              style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span
                style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">International
                Telecommunication Union (ITU)</span></i><span
              style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span
                style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Place
                des Nations, CH-1211</span></i><span
              style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span
                style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Geneva,
                Switzerland</span></i><span
              style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span
                style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Email:
              </span>
            </i><span
              style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><a
                moz-do-not-send="true"
                href="mailto:alexander.ntoko@itu.int"><i>alexander.ntoko@itu.int</i></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span
                style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Web:
              </span>
            </i><span
              style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><a
                moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.itu.int"><i>http://www.itu.int</i></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">&nbsp;</span><span
style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">&nbsp;</span><span
style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">&nbsp;</span><span
style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">&nbsp;</span><span
style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">&nbsp;</span><span
style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">&nbsp;</span><span
style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">&nbsp;</span><span
style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">-----Original
              Message-----<br>
              From: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                href="mailto:africann-bounces@afrinic.net">africann-bounces@afrinic.net</a>
              [<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                href="mailto:africann-bounces@afrinic.net">mailto:africann-bounces@afrinic.net</a>]
              On Behalf Of SM<br>
              Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 2:01 AM<br>
              To: Y Mshana2003; <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                href="mailto:africann@afrinic.net">africann@afrinic.net</a><br>
              Subject: Re: [AfrICANN-discuss] ITU to control Internet?</span><span
style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">&nbsp;</span><span
style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Hi
              Yassin,</span><span
              style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">At
              15:53 08-08-2012, Y Mshana2003 wrote:</span><span
              style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">&gt;That
              raises a point for Negotiation not a point to Claim
              through any channels.</span><span
              style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">&nbsp;</span><span
style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">The
              "ITU to control the Internet" is far from clear.&nbsp; I don't
              understand what the negotiation is about as I could not
              find any explanation about what is being controlled.</span><span
style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">&nbsp;</span><span
style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Is
              it something to do with what web sites users can go to? Is
              that what the ITU wants to control?&nbsp; How does the ITU
              propose to control that?</span><span
              style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">&nbsp;</span><span
style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Regards,</span><span
style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">-sm
            </span><span
              style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">&nbsp;</span><span
style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">_______________________________________________</span><span
style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">AfrICANN
              mailing list</span><span
              style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a
                moz-do-not-send="true"
                href="mailto:AfrICANN@afrinic.net"><span
                  style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">AfrICANN@afrinic.net</span></a></span><span
style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a
                moz-do-not-send="true"
                href="https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann"><span
style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann</span></a></span><span
style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        </div>
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