On Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 1:51 PM, robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Hi,
I like this analogy
"Imagine if Nakumatt got paid by manufacturers for stocking products on its shelves AND got paid by consumers for purchasing them"
the shocking reality is that in the case of Nakumatt the case above is what happens.
It is unfortunate that we are claiming that the Internet has no owners the shock might end up killing some of us.
It may be an unfortunate truth, but it is the truth nonetheless.
Africa is a net consumer of internet graphic, we contribute a negligible percentage in online commerce so lets please stop pretending to be equal partners at the ITU table
Only nation states can be full ITU Members (have a vote in the upcoming treaty negotiations) the amount of traffic or e-commerce don't factor into a seat at the table. -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel