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Parliamentary question - P-007626/2012Parliamentary question
P-007626/2012

ITU World Conference on International Telecommunications

Question for written answer P-007626/2012
to the Commission
Rule 117
Ivailo Kalfin (S&D)

The International Telecommunication Union is planning to revise its International Telecommunication Regulations, a 1988 treaty, at its World Conference in December in Dubai.

Some Member States are seeking to assert regulatory authority over the Internet through the ITU and might use any such authority to adopt policies harmful to the development of the Internet and to consumers.

Although having an observatory role at the ITU and having been active in the last years in the Internet Governance Forum and WSIS,

1. Can the Commission explain its position with respect to the WCIT preparatory process and the proposals being presented?

2. Can the Commission explain whether and how it is coordinating the positions of the Council and the Member States?

3. Does the Commission share the view that the ITU is not the right place to regulate, given its lack of transparency and the fact that it includes multi-stakeholder voices?

OJ C 229 E, 08/08/2013