[BNM] Privatizing the Internet

[Julian Blundell]

I have read a little about this and as far as I could tell the bill was
about harmonizing the legislation about telecommunications across the EU to
prevent anti-competitive actions by local governments and their telcos,
separate voice and internet services within the telcos, stuff like that.

Apparently people like Doicha Telecom are not too happy about it, cant think
why :)

Jules

2009/5/7 Mike Cowling <mikethecow at googlemail.com>

> Got sent this - thought it was appropriate to post to BNM:
>
> Privatization of the Internet by the EU Parliament!!
>
> Do NOT Touch The Internet
> Citizens Ready For A Fight Across The European Union
>
> The privatization of the Internet could be decided in the next few
> weeks.
> On May 5th, the European Parliament will vote on a package of measures
> which will affect the national laws of all EU countries.
>
> The European Parliament is about to give up our rights to an open
> access to
> the Internet to protect the interests of Entertainment and
> Communications
> multinationals. A civil campaign by organizations of the whole European
> Community will be simultaneously launched tonight in order to prevent
> the
> privatization of the Internet and to defend the democratic right to
> access
> to information and digital tools.
>
> This campaign includes:
> 1 - An informative website explaining what the so called "
> Telecommunications Package ", which is about to be voted on in the
> European
> Parliament, is, why it is so dangerous for the future of citizens. the
> impact on their daily economy, as well as useful information and tools
> created by citizens for citizens, including open letters, press
> releases, a
> blog and video material:
> http: // www.blackouteurope.eu/
>
> 2 - A letter to members of the European Parliament that it is being
> sent by
> hundreds of organizations and citizens (one Euro Parliamentarian
> recognized
> that they are receiving as many as 200 letters a day):
> http://www.blackouteurope.eu/act/letter_to_meps.html
>
> 3 - An automatic system that allows citizens to send the letter
> directly to
> all the Members of the European Parliament:
> http://blackouteu.wordpress.com/directly-send-to-parlamentarians/
>
> 4 - A system to monitor their vote in the matter:
> http://blackouteu.wordpress.com/follow-their-vote/
>
> And
>
> 5 - A Europe wide casting for “grandmothers” to create an inter-European
> viral video:
> Fortheinternet.wordpress.com/ <http://fortheinternet.wordpress.com/>
>
> Take Part!
>
> “Grandma, help them as they do not know what they are doing". On the
> occasion of the vote in the European parliament of the Telecoms
> package on
> May 5, a video contest has been launched on YouTube. This is to remind
> members of the European Parliament that they need our vote in June. The
> Internet still provides us with the tools to watch and judge their
> actions.
> And we need this to continue.
>
> Find out:
> Do not allow the European Parliament to privatize the Internet! Act now!
> Tomorrow it is too late!
>
>
> We Still Can Put Pressure On Them - We Gave Them Our Vote - We Vote
> Again
> In June. Remind Members Of The European Parliament! "
> Spread the info
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