BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//TYPO3/NONSGML Calendarize//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:calendarize-nairiobi-internet-governance-forum-igf-2026 DTSTAMP:20260924T101653Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261219 SUMMARY:[Nairiobi] Internet Governance Forum (IGF 2026) DESCRIPTION:IGF 2026 WS #450 future of interconnection disputes - mobile\, satellite\, DNA\nAfter several years of procrastination and debates\, Eur opean Commission settled on mandatory mediation of interconnection dispute s under Digital Netowkr Act ("DNA") as a way to upgrade the "network fee" discourse without revising the existing rules of Open Internet Regulation and its core network neutrality norms. Questions still abound on whether " network fee" packaged in paid peering still violates network neutrality\, under what standards mediators will propose settlement terms\, whether new pushes against (GSMA Intelligence's new reports) network neutrality and t he likes are to be taken into account in shaping the forthcoming negotiati ons supervised under the DNA mediations. Previous disputes and regulatory/ legislative actions in the US\, Korea\, Germany\, Colombia\, etc.\, will s hed light on how those disputes will be handled\, the lessons on how to na vigate them\, and the probable impact of future of internet governance.\nO rganizer 1: Kyung Sin Park\, Open Net\nSpeaker 1: Kyung Sin Park\, Civil S ociety\, Asia-Pacific GroupSpeaker 2: Thomas Lohninger\, Civil Society\, W estern European and Others Group (WEOG)Speaker 3: Claudia Ximena Bustamant e\, Government\, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC)Speaker 4: Maa rit Palovirta\, Private Sector\, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)\ nModerator\nKyung Sin Park\, Civil Society\, Asia-Pacific Group \nOnline Moderator\nThomas Lohninger\, Civil Society\, Western European and Others Group (WEOG) \nRapporteur\nKyung Sin Park\, Civil Society\, Asia-Pacific GroupIGF 2026 WS #148 The Future of the Open Internet in an Interconnected WorldThe open Internet depends not only on rights and rules at the applic ation layer\, but also on the decentralised arrangements through which aut onomous networks exchange traffic. Peering\, transit\, Internet Exchange P oints (IXPs)\, Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) and caches shape reachabil ity\, resilience\, competition\, traffic localisation and the ability of n etworks of different sizes to participate. As governments consider how inf rastructure investment and demand are evolving in response to AI\, cloud s ervices and video traffic\, proposals involving network usage fees\, manda tory bargaining\, facilitated dispute resolution and new reporting obligat ions may have different effects across the interconnection ecosystem. This roundtable compares experiences from the European Union\, Brazil\, the Re public of Korea and African markets to examine what can be learned from th e available evidence\, how different policy approaches respond to concerns raised by stakeholders and what their possible technical\, economic and g overnance implications may be. Rather than framing the issue as a binary d ispute between telecommunications operators and digital service providers\ , the session will distinguish among three related questions: how infrastr ucture investment can be supported\; how the economics and architecture of interconnection are evolving\; and which governance principles can help s ustain an open and globally interoperable Internet. The discussion will co nsider different approaches currently under debate\, including mandatory p ayments\, facilitated dispute resolution\, and transparency or data-collec tion obligations. Speakers and participants will be invited to reflect on how these approaches could affect peering\, transit\, IXPs\, CDN and cache deployment\, smaller Internet service providers\, infrastructure investme nt\, competition and end-user choice. Through moderated discussion\, audie nce questions and live polling\, the session will seek to identify areas o f agreement\, points of uncertainty and questions requiring further eviden ce across different market and regional contexts. Organizer 1: Thobias Mo ura\, dig.iaOrganizer 2: Amrita Choudhury\, CCAOIOrganizer 3: Milena Crama r Londero\, Internet Society - Brazil Chapter  \nSpeaker 1: Amrita Choud hury\, Civil Society\, Asia-Pacific GroupSpeaker 2: Lara Levet\, Private S ector\, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)Speaker 3: Phokeer Amreesh \, Civil Society\, African GroupSpeaker 4: Thomas Lohninger\, Civil Societ y\, Western European and Others Group (WEOG) \nModerator\nThobias Moura\, Private Sector\, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) \nOnline Mo derator\nMilena Cramar Londero\, Technical Community\, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) \nRapporteur\nMilena Cramar Londero\, Technical Community\, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

IGF 2026 WS #450 future of interco nnection disputes - mobile\, satellite\, DNA

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After several years of procrastination and debates\, European Commission settled on mandatory mediation of interconnection disputes under Digital Netowkr Act ("DNA") as a way to upgrade the "network fee" discourse without revisi ng the existing rules of Open Internet Regulation and its core network neu trality norms. Questions still abound on whether "network fee" packaged in paid peering still violates network neutrality\, under what standards med iators will propose settlement terms\, whether new pushes against (GSMA In telligence's new reports) network neutrality and the likes are to be taken into account in shaping the forthcoming negotiations supervised under the DNA mediations. Previous disputes and regulatory/legislative actions in t he US\, Korea\, Germany\, Colombia\, etc.\, will shed light on how those d isputes will be handled\, the lessons on how to navigate them\, and the pr obable impact of future of internet governance.

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Organizer 1: Kyung Sin Park\, Open Net

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Speaker 1: Kyung Sin Pa rk\, Civil Society\, Asia-Pacific Group
Speaker 2: Thomas Lohn inger\, Civil Society\, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 3: Claudia Ximena Bustamante\, Government\, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC)
Speaker 4: Maarit Palovirta\, P rivate Sector\, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)

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Moderator

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Kyung Sin Park\, Civil Society\, Asia-Pacific Group
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On line Moderator

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Thomas Lohninger\, Civil Society\, Western European and Other s Group (WEOG)
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Rapporteur

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Kyung Sin Park\, Civil Societ y\, Asia-Pacific Group

IGF 2026 WS #148 The Future of t he Open Internet in an Interconnected World

The open I nternet depends not only on rights and rules at the application layer\, bu t also on the decentralised arrangements through which autonomous networks exchange traffic. Peering\, transit\, Internet Exchange Points (IXPs)\, C ontent Delivery Networks (CDNs) and caches shape reachability\, resilience \, competition\, traffic localisation and the ability of networks of diffe rent sizes to participate. As governments consider how infrastructure inve stment and demand are evolving in response to AI\, cloud services and vide o traffic\, proposals involving network usage fees\, mandatory bargaining\ , facilitated dispute resolution and new reporting obligations may have di fferent effects across the interconnection ecosystem. This roundtable comp ares experiences from the European Union\, Brazil\, the Republic of Korea and African markets to examine what can be learned from the available evid ence\, how different policy approaches respond to concerns raised by stake holders and what their possible technical\, economic and governance implic ations may be. Rather than framing the issue as a binary dispute between t elecommunications operators and digital service providers\, the session wi ll distinguish among three related questions: how infrastructure investmen t can be supported\; how the economics and architecture of interconnection are evolving\; and which governance principles can help sustain an open a nd globally interoperable Internet. The discussion will consider different approaches currently under debate\, including mandatory payments\, facili tated dispute resolution\, and transparency or data-collection obligations . Speakers and participants will be invited to reflect on how these approa ches could affect peering\, transit\, IXPs\, CDN and cache deployment\, sm aller Internet service providers\, infrastructure investment\, competition and end-user choice. Through moderated discussion\, audience questions an d live polling\, the session will seek to identify areas of agreement\, po ints of uncertainty and questions requiring further evidence across differ ent market and regional contexts.
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Organizer 1: < /strong>Thobi as Moura\, dig.ia
Organizer 2: Amrita Choudhury\, CCAOI

Organizer 3: Milena Cramar Londero\, Internet Society - B razil Chapter \;
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Speaker 1: Amrita Choudhury\, Civil Society\, Asia-Pacific Group
Speaker 2: < a href="https://intgovforum.org/user/64339" target="_blank">Lara Levet \, Private Sector\, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 3: Phokeer Amreesh\, Civil Society\, African Group
Sp eaker 4: Thomas Lohninger\, Civil Society\, Western European and Others Gro up (WEOG)
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Moderator

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Thobias Moura\, Private Sector\, L atin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC)
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Online Mod erator

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Milena Cramar Londero\, Technical Community\, Latin American and Car ibbean Group (GRULAC)
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Rapporteur

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Milena Cramar Londero \, Technical Community\, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC)

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