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In December 2012, the 193 Member States of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), an agency of the United Nations, will gather in Dubaï for the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), aimed at amending the ITU's founding treaty, the "International Telecommunication Regulations" (ITRs).

Negotiated in secret, these revisions are the occasion for Member States and telecom operators' lobbies to table amendments. Those aim to expand the ITU mandate to cover issues such as IP addressing and routing, cooperation in cybercrime and further undermine global Internet governance.

The proposed revisions' ratification will happen after the conference (the exact date is not decided yet). That's why it's important to act from the preparatory discussions.

Analysis

La Quadrature du Net

• http://www.laquadrature.net/en/dominant-telcos-try-to-end-net-neutrality-through-itu

Other organisations

• Center for Democracy and Technology's analysis
• Internet Society's background paper

Reference documents

• International Telecommunications Regulations
• Anticipated final draft of the future ITRs (Not approved yet)
• Lettre de la société civile.
• Amendments tabled by ETNO (Telcos' lobby in Brussels).
• Draft compilation of proposals with options for revisions

More documents : http://wcitleaks.org/

Timetable

Future

• 3 - 14 December 2012 - WCIT conference in Dubai

Past

• 20 - 22 June 2012 - eighth meeting
• 23 - 25 April 2012 - seventh meeting
• 27 - 29 February 2012 - sixth meeting
• 27 - 30 September 2011 - fifth meeting
• 4 - 6 April 2011 -fourth meeting
• 12 April 2010 - third meeting
• 23 April 2010 - second meeting
• 25 January 2010 - first meeting