[Advocacy Advisors] Letter to SUBTEL in Chile

[Yana Welinder]

Hi all,

We just sent a letter to SUBTEL in Chile asking for clarification on
the April 14 order. As promised, attached is a copy of the letter we
submitted.

Best,
Yana


On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 6:33 PM, Yana Welinder <ywelinder at wikimedia.org>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> A few months ago, the Chilean Subsecretaria de Telecomunicaciones (SUBTEL)
> ordered certain carriers to stop selling data bundles that waive the fees
> for accessing social media sites. A few news outlets reported that this
> order prohibits Wikipedia Zero in Chile.[1]  But after consulting with
> local advocates, we believe that the SUBTEL order is not clear on that
> point. Indeed, when Marco Correa of Wikimedia Chile asked this question to
> Subsecretary Huichalaf via Twitter, Huichalaf responded somewhat
> ambiguously that there is not a service like Wikipedia Zero in Chile and
> the order applies to "regulated companies" (presumably not Wikipedia
> Zero).[2]
>
> I wanted to let you know that we are preparing a letter to SUBTEL together
> with Wikimedia Chile to ask SUBTEL to clarify that its order does not
> prohibit Wikipedia Zero in Chile. Our plan is to submit the letter next
> week.
>
> I'll share a copy of the letter and continue keeping this list updated.
> Please let me know if you have any thoughts about this.
>
> Best,
> Yana
>
> [1] Quartz (
> http://qz.com/215064/when-net-neutrality-backfires-chile-just-killed-free-access-to-wikipedia-and-facebook/
> );
> TechPresident (
> http://techpresident.com/news/wegov/25090/face-chile-net-neutrality-v-human-right-facebook-wikipedia
> );
> Pando (
> http://pando.com/2014/05/30/chile-should-be-commended-for-taking-away-facebook-and-wikipedia/
> );
> TechDirt (
> https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140603/05442127439/chile-bans-free-delivery-social-media-services-to-uphold-net-neutrality.shtml
> ).
>
> [2] https://twitter.com/huichalaf/status/473310511711682560
>
> --
> Yana Welinder
> Legal Counsel
> Wikimedia Foundation
> 415.839.6885 ext. 6867
> @yanatweets <https://twitter.com/yanatweets>
>
> NOTICE: As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation, for legal/ethical
> reasons I cannot give legal advice to, or serve as a lawyer for, community
> members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity. For more
> on what this means, please see our legal disclaimer
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Legal_Disclaimer>.
>



-- 
Yana Welinder
Legal Counsel
Wikimedia Foundation
415.839.6885 ext. 6867
@yanatweets <https://twitter.com/yanatweets>

NOTICE: As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation, for legal/ethical
reasons I cannot give legal advice to, or serve as a lawyer for, community
members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity. For more
on what this means, please see our legal disclaimer
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Legal_Disclaimer>.
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