<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">For country report have a look at Mauritius section which reads:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Mauritians receive the majority of their news from television, which is
monopolized by the government. Radio broadcasts are dominated by the government’s
Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation, which is funded predominantly through a television
license fee, although there are several private radio stations. The private print media are
vibrant, with 9 daily papers and 33 weeklies, but ownership is concentrated in two main
media houses, Le Mauricien Ltd. and La Sentinelle Ltd. <b class=""><i class="">The internet is unrestricted by
the government, and usage is wide compared with that in other African nations, at 24
percent of all households. However, on November 9, the Information Communication
Technology Authority (ICTA) allegedly requested that internet service providers block
access to Facebook, the social-networking site, in response to the posting of a fake profile
of Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam. Access to Facebook was reportedly restored later
in the day once Facebook had removed the profile, following the ICTA’s request.</i></b></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I can even dig more and lay them here. But it is an important reminder that government ha its own views and controls whether we like it or not. So the section 18 in the agreement between ICTA and he ISP operator keeps and overall open decision block that the regulator can exercise. And am sure we look over africa and elsewhere the situation stands the same. You want to keep your license or not.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Just some thoughts. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Apr 12, 2017, at 8:30 PM, <a href="mailto:sm+afrinic@elandsys.com" class="">sm+afrinic@elandsys.com</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="">Hi Kris,<br class="">At 07:36 12-04-2017, Kris Seeburn wrote:<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">I am in total agreement with you on your different points. The issue however we like to put it stands behind political/government decisions. The regulator acts on behalf of the government and of course forces ISPs to act or react. The fight for net neutrality and<br class=""></blockquote><br class="">The regulator I am familiar with is described as an independent body corporate. It would no longer be independent if it acts on behalf of the executive branch of government and it would not be able to create a level playing field for all service providers operating in the country in the interest of consumers in general.<br class=""><br class="">There are other issues, e.g. would the internet service provider disrupt or intercept the communication of one or more of its users as the executive branch asked it to do that without providing any legal basis?<br class=""><br class="">Regards,<br class="">S. Moonesamy <br class=""></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""><div class="">
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