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ITR treaty proposal poses a threat to internet freedom, says Genachowski
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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- October 12 2012
Proposals to subject the Internet to a centralized, international governance structure would constitute a major setback for broadband Internet expansion and innovation, warned FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski at the Futurecom conference in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday
Executives say revised ITR should prioritize the Internet and mobile broadband
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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- Global
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- April 27 2012
Executives participating in workshops to lay the groundwork for revisions to the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITR) promulgated by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) agreed that the promotion of mobile broadband and the Internet should be at the center of any regulatory framework that adheres to the ITR’s multi-stakeholder approach adopted two decades ago
U.S. delegation touts successes at WRC-12
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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- Global, USA
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- February 24 2012
At the closing of the 2012 World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-12) in Geneva last Friday, Decker Anstrom, the chief of the U.S. delegation, told reporters that the U.S. had achieved nearly all of its objectives, including an agreement to address global allocations for mobile broadband as an agenda item for WRC-15
UN panel sets global broadband access goals
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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- October 28 2011
In a document issued on Tuesday, the United Nations Broadband Commission for Digital Development (UNBC) set the “ambitious, but achievable” goal of connecting at least half of the population of developing nations to broadband networks by 2015 so as to enable citizens of developing and other nations to “fully participate in tomorrow’s emerging knowledge societies.”
Kroes urges “globally coherent” yet cautious approach to internet governance
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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- Global
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- September 30 2011
Addressing the International Governance Forum in Kenya on Monday, European Commission (EC) Digital Agenda Vice President Neelie Kroes called for a “globally coherent” approach to Internet governance that takes into account the needs and expertise of multiple stakeholders in both the private and public sectors
U.N. report terms Internet access as a human right
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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- June 10 2011
Citing the importance of the Internet as an “indispensible tool” in the promotion of freedom of expression worldwide, a report commissioned by the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council elevates Internet access to the level of a human right that, under the U.N. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, deserves protection by all states
Cell phone emissions are “possibly” carcinogenic, says WHO working group
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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- Global
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- June 3 2011
After reviewing dozens of published studies on the health risks of exposure to radiation emitted by cell phones, a working group of the World Health Organization International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified cell phone emissions as "possibly carcinogenic to humans."
Vimpelcom board approves revised Orascom merger agreement
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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- Global
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- January 21 2011
Over the objections of key shareholder Telenor, board members of Russian wireless conglomerate Vimpelcom have approved a revised agreement under which Vimpelcom would acquire Wind Telecomthe majority owner of Middle Eastern mobile phone firm Orascomfor US$6
Skype restores service after major worldwide outage
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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- Global
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- December 30 2010
Internet phone service Skypeone of the world's leading providers of international voice callshas promised to provide credits to many of its 560 million users after a major outage shut down the company's network for two days last week
Key Vimpelcom shareholder to vote against Orascom deal
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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- Global
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- December 23 2010
A proposed merger between Russia’s Vimpelcom and an investment vehicle owned by Naguib Sawiris that would also give Vimpelcom control of Middle Eastern wireless operator Orascom was cast into doubt this week as Telenor, a top Vimpelcom shareholder, said it would vote against the US$6.7 billion transaction
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