<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Dear networkers in the South Asian Region,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Internet interconnection is largely unregulated. However, in some countries, public regulation has emerged – be it through transparency rules, mandatory peering or licensing terms.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Currently, we lack an overview about where regulation exists and we know little about how it affects internet connectivity on a global scale. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">To start filling this information gap, I have set up a short survey for network engineers, peering coordinators and network-savvy legal staffers. The goal is to crowdsource an initial overview about formal regulation of internet interconnection around the world. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Please participate! It takes no more than 10 minutes and will serve the community: <a href="http://limesurvey.hiig.de/index.php/675663?lang=en" class="">http://limesurvey.hiig.de/index.php/675663?lang=en</a></div><div class="">I will publish the results under a Creative Commons license. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Also, please consider helping by forwarding the link to fellow interconnection professionals - think of your Facebook, VKontakte or LinkedIn groups, of chat channels and mailing lists. The more regional diversity, the better.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thank you!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Kind regards,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Uta Meier-Hahn</div><div class="">PhD Candidate</div><div class="">Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society</div><div class="">Oberwallstr. 9 | 10117 Berlin</div><div class=""><a href="mailto:meier-hahn@hiig.de" class="">meier-hahn@hiig.de</a> | T +49 30 200 760-82 | <a href="http://www.hiig.de/en" class="">www.hiig.de/en</a></div></body></html>