Vint Cerf, co-creator of the Internet, said today he is troubled by the prospect of companies like AT&T avoiding government regulation after the transition from traditional phone technology to all-IP networks. Already, he said, competition was decimated when the Internet moved from dial-up providers to cable companies and telcos. read more
ICANN has posted its action list,the attached ICANN Board-Stakeholder Action List sets out what the Board heard in Toronto where Board action is required and what the Board plans to do. In the future, it is intended that an Action List like this one will be published no later than 1 month after each meeting. …
A recent case of anonymous identity has attracted a buzz of discussions in a certain African email forum managed by the African IP addressing organization, Afrinic. At the time of discovery, the owner of the online Identity Lerato Ma, defended her use of the “pseudo-name” and attributed it to constant harassment and a case of …
“It is likely that this complaint has led to increased awareness of the possibilities of conflict of interest, which the Board will carefully consider in terms of the existing policy about conflict, when the issue arises. I consider this should continue to be a matter for consideration in gTLD decision making by the Board.” Wrote …
We already noted this morning that the US, a bunch of European countries, and a sprinkling of other nations around the globe have refused to sign the new ITR agreement put together at the ITU’s World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), read more
Undoubtedly, Nii’s active interest and influence on the whole .africa project can be established by his early support to his own project and as member of the AU Task Force when he used his influence with his Minister to endorse AFTLD, also as a member of AFTLD which was interested in a bid for .africa at the …
The proposed amendments to Article XI, Section 2.3 of the ICANN Bylaws are intended to clarify the continuing purpose of the Root Server Advisory Committee (RSSAC) and are consequence of the organizational review of the RSSAC. The Community is invited to provide comments and input. Please submit your comments to comments-bylaws-03jan13@icann.org by 2 February 2013. …
SOUTH Africa has signed up to a controversial treaty that has internet companies and free speech advocates up in arms. Among the major issues raised at the ITU’s global conference on international telecommunications, held over the past two weeks in the United Arab Emirate of Dubai, was the insertion of a resolution on the internet. …
2012 was truly and eventful and memorable year. It was a year of many firsts and though Africa is recovering from the natural disasters faced in 2011 as well as leadership changes all over the world, we had some positive land marks as well. read more
Whatsapp Hits 7 Billion Inbound Messages a Day – 75% Growth in Four Months,On the second day of 2013, WhatsApp tweeted that it had reached a new milestone: 7 billion inbound messages a day. This happened little more than four months after August 23, when WhatsApp had reached 4 billion inbound messages a day. read …