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Sat Jan 11 05:58:14 EST 2020

Thanks for developing and submitting this Karim.

Anriette

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Anriette Esterhuysen
Senior advisor on internet governance, policy advocacy and strategic planning
Association for Progressive Communications
apc.org
afrisig.org
anriette at apc.org

On 2020/01/09 14:16, Karim ATTOUMANI MOHAMED wrote:
> Dear  Chengentai, 
> Colleagues from MAG and all people on this groupe,
>
> I'd like to submit a proposal, in additional on these shared by
> Chengetai on "Internet Business/Economic Model.
>
> I started to describe the concept on this
> paper http://bit.ly/bpfproposal2020 and I'm inviting you to comment
> and support it till tomorrow.
>
> BPF Proposal: Internet Business/Economic Model
>
>
> This proposal stems from certain discussions held during meetings on
> Internet governance in Africa (AfIGF, PRIDA IG training meetings) but
> also in relation to the feelings of telecom operators (Internet)
> regarding the impact of OTTs in Africa and as well around the world.
>
>  
>
> In some countries, communities (ex. EU), specific taxes on the use of
> services provided by GAFA are imposed unilaterally by ICT regulators
> or public tax administrations. Some services providers (Telco) are
> imposing additional fees on use of GAFA services to their customers.
> However, it’s a fact that network operators that rely on OTT
> applications and services increase their turnover by leaving the use
> of GAFA services to their customers free of charge. 
>
>  
>
> Customers with data appetite regardless of where they are, devices
> they’re using drive market investments on broadband networks (fixed
> and mobile). Local tax, investment on access infrastructures remain
> for local telcos while GAFA continue to grow and make profit globally
> without participating on local/regional effort on internet
> infrastructures development.
>
>  
>
> It should be remembered that, traditionally, telecommunications income
> was based on voice by circuit switching (national and international),
> and this model took a serious hit with the advent of all-IP networks
> with packet switching. Internet business model (economically) need to
> be analyzed as news actors are involved in terms of contents
> production and providers over OTTs. These news players upset the
> former telecom economic model.
>
>  
>
> To survive, operators must associate with these new players (GAFA) by
> offering paid versions of their applications, or ignore them and rely
> on data appetite to grow. However, content providers are not obliged
> to join network operators to see the services and application being
> used by consumers. This is guaranteed by Network Neutrality.
>
>  
>
> To this end, we can say that the future of the Internet depends on the
> understanding of this dependence, on the redefinition of it’s economic
> model, through a normalization of the essential functions of content
> production, to the development of infrastructures up to consumption of
> services by consumers.
>
>  
>
> This problem, which conditions the evolution of the Internet insofar
> as the development and renewal of infrastructure requires a concerted
> response on a global scale, failing to be able to impose taxes at the
> level of a continent or country.
>
>  
>
> I would therefore like to ask if it is relevant and necessary to work
> on the clarification of the economic model of the Internet by
> integrating all the stakeholders from end to end in order to see the
> implications in terms of regulation of ICT markets and governance of
> the Internet. The Internet of today and tomorrow can only be seen
> through broadband (fixed and mobile) while guaranteeing universal
> access. It is not enough to guarantee a stable and secure DNS system,
> promote the development of content and let network operators manage
> the issue of infrastructure on their own.
>
>  
>
> Furthermore, how can operators be guaranteed infrastructure
> development only without the participation of content and service
> providers? How big is this situation around the world? What is best
> done to guarantee the renewal of infrastructure and its development?
> Should we let GAFA build their own infrastructure in parallel, at the
> national and continental level?
>
>
>
> Thank you and warm regards,
>
> Cordialement,
> Ing. ATTOUMANI MOHAMED Karim,
> *Ingénieur en Télécommunications*
> Tel : (+269) 411 00 04 - ID Skype : attoukarim
> *http://bit.ly/linkedinkarim*
>
>
>
> Le mar. 31 déc. 2019 à 13:25, Chengetai Masango
> <chengetai.masango at un.org <mailto:chengetai.masango at un.org>> a écrit :
>
>     Dear All,
>
>      
>
>     In 2019 we had the following best practice Forums:
>
>      
>
>       * *Cybersecurity
>         <https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/bpf-cybersecurity>* //
>       * *Gender and Access
>         <https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/bpf-gender-and-access>** *
>       * *Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data and Artificial
>         Intelligence (AI)
>         <https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/bpf-internet-of-things-iot-big-data-and-artificial-intelligence-ai>** *
>       * *Local Content
>         <https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/bpf-on-local-content>** *
>
>      
>
>     During the face-to-face January Open Consultations and MAG meeting
>     we would like the MAG to make a decision on the BPF’s for 2020. We
>     therefore call for BPF proposals that the MAG may consider for
>     chartering or rechatering for the 2020 cycle.
>
>      
>
>     We would be grateful if these could be sent to the Secretariat
>     and/or the MAG list by *10 January,* so the MAG can have time to
>     look at them and reflect before the face-to-face meeting.
>
>      
>
>     Apologies for the compressed time frame.
>
>      
>
>     Best regards
>
>      
>
>     Chengetai
>
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