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Re: De-funding the ITU


From: Nick Hilliard <nick () foobar org>
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:38:26 +0000

On 14/01/2013 22:42, Owen DeLong wrote:
Those countries that have done so have largely done so because they
got lucky with visionary regulators that were motivated more by doing
right by the country and its citizens rather than maximizing personal
immediate gains. In many cases, this was the result of a higher level
official overriding the telecom minister (or equivalent) and opening
competition over the objections of said telecom minister (or equiv.).

Sorry, but this is nonsense.

Even in trying to be pro-ITU, you have admitted that ...

This is the problem discussing anything with you: you generate straw men at
such a rate that there's just no point responding.

Nick



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