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Internet Governance patrice on Sat, 16 Apr 2005 14:20:10 +0200
(CEST)   <nettime> Arun Mehta: Unpacking Internet Governance  A
view from New Delhi. Original to the Asiasource mailing list.
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Internet governance, your contribution solicited at
Unpacking Internet Governance -- And Finding Red Herrings  Arun
Mehta, mehta {AT} vsnl.com  The Internet seemed to come out of
nowhere. Governments didn't plan it, international institutions
hadn't even discussed it, and industry largely also didn't
expect it. Most remarkable in its growth, was the  seeming
absence of governance of any kind. The US government certainly
wasn't in charge, except for some minor areas, like domain
names. Other governments, conservative to different degrees,
were horrified to discover a lack of content control that they
could do almost nothing about. The telecom companies, which
carried the traffic, were too busy