[discuss] African take on Net Neutrality

[Jeanette Hofmann]

One might ask though what kind of online space it is that these 
zero-rated services create. It has certainly not much to do with what I 
associate with the Internet.

Given that an unrestricted Internet access might never be able to 
compete with a zero $ data contract, these quick and cheap solutions 
could become a curse should they create public resistence against net 
neutrality regulation.
jeanette

Am 13.05.14 14:38, schrieb Ali Hussein:
> Anriette
>
> Interesting read. It definitely made me appreciate the pros and cons on
> this highly contentious issue. In fact I would venture to even suggest a
> sort of 'Affirmative Action' to ensure that the very under-served parts
> of the continent are quickly brought online even if it means going
> against some basic tenets of Net Neutrality - of which I am a big
> proponent of.
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> On May 13, 2014, at 1:48 PM, Anriette Esterhuysen <anriette at apc.org
> <mailto:anriette at apc.org>> wrote:
>
>> This is an interesting read on network neutrality from an African
>> internet perspective.  I would summarise it as saying the principle is
>> critical. How regulators apply it has to be sensitive to local
>> contexts. The writer is Steve Song.
>>
>> http://manypossibilities.net/2014/05/net-neutrality-in-africa/
>>
>> Anriette
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