its not that black/white.  The ITU-R is actually -very- useful and does a 
really good job of coordinating spectrum
use and has for many years.  The ITU-T, however is questionable.  It is 
possible to fund by sector, so a blanket 
defunding for the entire ITU, as outlined in this petition, is a huge mistake.  

/bill


On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 07:03:57PM -0800, Bill Woodcock wrote:
> 
> Please consider signing this petition:
> 
> http://DeFundTheITU.org
> 
> biotic fight.  Note that if the U.S. pulls its funding from the ITU, that's 
> 10%, and if all of the countries that stood with us at the WCIT do so, that 
> would be 74% of the ITU's member revenue.  Those of us who support the 
> Internet are paying for three-quarters of the fight against the Internet.  As 
> Smokey the Bear would say, only WE can prevent stupidity.  As Pogo Possum 
> said, "We have met the enemy, and the enemy is us!"  Time to correct that.  
> Redirect $11M/year from the ITU to Internet governance organizations like the 
> IETF.
> 
>                                 -Bill
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