1:1 with Konstantinos Komaitis

12/01/2023 28 min Temporada 1 Episodio 12
1:1 with Konstantinos Komaitis

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📌Episode Highlights⏲️[00:00] Intro⏲️[01:26] Q1 - How do you interpret the relationship between users accessing more content and services online and the impact this may have on telcos?⏲️[06:21] Q2 - What are the inherent dangers (if any) of Big Tech being requested to pay for the network of telcos?⏲️[16:22] Q3 - Do you think it is appropriate to compare the contribution of Big Tech and telcos in infrastructure, as suggested by some?⏲️[22:46] You have 1 minute to deliver a message to the powers that be in the EU on the 'fair contribution' discussion: make your case.⏲️[24:34] Outro📌About Our Guest🎙️ Dr. Konstantinos Komaitis | Internet Policy & Strategy expert and author🐦 https://twitter.com/kkomaitis🌐 Internet collapse made in Europe (Verfassungsblog)🌐 Europe’s Risky Plan for the Internet🌐 29 Internet Experts and Academics send a Letter to the Commission urging to abandon the “Sending-Party-Network-Pays” proposal🌐 European Commission’s 10 January 2023 Response to Letter from 29 Internet Experts and Academics🌐 Internet of Humans Podcast🌐 Konstantinos KomaitisDr. Konstantinos Komaitis is a veteran in developing and analysing Internet policy to ensure an open and global Internet. He spent almost ten years in active policy and strategy development as a Senior Director at the Internet society. Before that, he spent 7 years as a senior lecturer at the university of Strathclyde in Glasgow, where he was researching and teaching Internet policy. Konstantinos is a public speaker having talked at many events around the world, including a TedX talk. He is also the author of a book on domain name regulation and a writer for a variety of outlets such as Politico, Brookings, Slate, TechDirt, and EurActiv. Finally, he is the co-host with Jillian York of the "Internet of Humans Podcast".