#OpWTF Intro

Hello people of the world.

For a long, long time we have known that the #ITU (International Telecommunication Union) had internet governance takeover contingency plans scheduled for May 2013. This is known as #WTPF13, or the World Telecommunication/Information and Communication Technology Policy Forum.

The #ITU would rather you not know hear anything at all about #WTPF13 if they can help it and we hope to change this.  Having observed the #ITU at length, pressured it to open itself to the world before #WCIT12, and having participated in #OpWCIT, we see no signs of the #ITU backing away from its attempt at statist and hegemonic control.  We call for a  new effort to address the May meeting - #OpWTF.

Many people are not aware that the ITU planned #WTPF13 with net governance proposals even before #WCIT12 began. In fact, Hamadoun Touré, Secretary General of the #ITU on Jan. 10, 2013 released a 4th draft of #WTPF13 proposal supporting net governance takeover by the ITU. It is here:
http://www.itu.int/md/S12-WTPF13PREP-R-0005/en This report will be the basis for the agenda of the meeting in May.

Unfortunately the #ITU is still largely closed to public comment and does not provide a way for the public to give feedback on this report.  We encourage you to send them your opinions at the emails below:

Emails: (Send to all three to make sure it gets through, not known which will work or be blocked in future)
petko.kantchev@ties.itu.int
petko.kantchev@itu.int
5ko.kantchev@gmail.com (gmail from pdf http://files.wcitleaks.org/public/Delegates List, 28 Nov 2012.pdf)

Hamadoun Touré
Secretary-General
International Telecommunication Union
Voice:  +41 22 730 5111 (ITU Switchboard, Place des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland)
Fax:    +41 22 733 7256
Email:  itumail@itu.int (In subject or body send "Attention to Hamadoun Touré and Other ITU")

International Telecommunication Union
Place des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 20
Switzerland

We also encourage you to discuss action about what you want to do about this upcoming and ongoing #ITU threat to the net, any action you want to add to #OpWTF, at:
irc.anonops.com / http://1.webchat.anonops.com
Channel: #OpWCIT
[At the time of the publication of this paste there is no channel for #OpWTF, so please dive into #OpWCIT and chat as #OpWCIT is the established channel.]

Further information:

http://pastebin.com/M8ykxmNt