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Preface: Internet Openness toward Digital Sustainability

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AutorSébastien Soriano
Ocupação do AutorChairman of Arcep (the French telecom regulator) since 2015
Páginas23-25
23The Value of Internet Openness in Times of Crisis
Managing the worldwide health crisis is an ongoing challenge, not only
for our healthcare system, but also for our economy and our everyday
life. Covid19 changed the way we work, we interact, we socialize, rely-
ing even more than before on digital tools. This crisis was, as a consequence,
from the very beginning a stark reminder of how vital networks are. It also
brings to light that Internet and telecoms networks constitute the “Infrastruc-
tures of freedom”. Freedom of expression, freedom to communicate, freedom to
access knowledge and to share it, but also freedom of enterprise and innovation,
which are keys for each country to grow and provide jobs. It is more crucial than
ever to guarantee that internet stays aa smooth-running, open and accessible
common good.
A prerequisite is thus to guarantee accessibility to those networks. The obvious
and absolute need for connectivity is pointed out by many authors in this sym-
posium, notably Vint Cerf, Rolf H. Weber, the Alliance for Affordable Internet,
the Internet Freedom Foundation or APC in partnership with Rhizomatica. As
explicated by Luca Belli, providing real accessibility also requires Internet open-
ness, and net neutrality is at the core of an open Internet. During the Covid19
crisis, in Europe, net neutrality regulation has once again proven its relevance
and its capacity to adapt, given the specific risks of networks congestion. More
importantly, it is showing the way forward. When it comes to governing com-
mon assets, the “law of the crowd” will always win out over “law of the strong-
est”.
PREFACE
Internet Openness toward Digital
Sustainability
Sébastien Soriano
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