(I'm sure i'll regret this, but...) On Wed, Apr 28, 2021 at 1:48 PM Eric Kuhnke <eric.kuh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> It should be noted that Telenor has been one of the nationwide license > holders for 3GPP cellular bands in Pakistan for a long time, and has > encountered the same issues with regional network shutdowns, and government > orders to block certain netblocks or services. > > Not to the same extent as what's going on right now in Myanmar, but > absolutely it meets the definition of what a (western European, North > American) person would consider to be unconscionable and unwarranted > government Internet censorship and interference with telecoms. > >> >> So, what would be the correct set of actions here (for a company)? it sounds like some version of the proposal is: "Pull up stakes, stop offering services in places that may/do impose 'draconian' methods of 'censorship'" (note intentionally quoted draconian/censorship - I don't mean/want to put a value on those words) or perhaps: "Lobby the gov't(s) in these situations to NOT do the things they keep doing" or finally: "refuse to comply with requests/orders from govt(s) to do these things" I think the last is 'impractical', I expect the 1st is also a tough pill to swallow for a large multinational telcom... the middle may already be being done, but is unlikely to help. So, aside from: <waggy finger>you ought not do that!</waggy finger> from the sidelines... what should a responsible Corpo do?