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SUMMARY - The Internet has been transformative to humanity. Regarded by the World Bank as a “general purpose technology” as transformative as the steam engine, the services provided by Content and Application Providers (CAPs) have democratized knowledge, transformed the ability of people and communities to communicate with one another, accelerated global business, and contributed to worldwide economic growth. CAPs create demand from users for Internet access services, which leads to greater revenues for telecoms operators; invest in infrastructure to reduce the cost of delivering their services; and develop innovative telecommunications technologies to help reduce the cost of building and expanding telecommunications networks for the entire industry.
Google believes that CAPs are critical enablers of global economic growth and are key enablers of community efforts to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, but that questions regarding them ultimately fall outside the scope of the ITU’s mandate. We encourage the ITU to remain focused on its vitally important work relating to radio spectrum allocation, telecommunications network standards, and appropriate capacity-building activities, rather than seek to address issues already being capably addressed by other organizations.
Please see attachment for our complete response to this open consultation.
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