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United States: Advocates Seek Human Rights Commitments From Telecommunications Companies
Access, an advocacy organization that promotes open and secure access to the Internet, recently released its Telco Action Plan, a document that sets forth ten steps and implementation objectives for telecommunications companies ("telcos") seeking to operate with respect for human rights...Access...intends to use the document as a platform for dialogue with telcos...the new plan is informed by both the U.N. Guiding Principles on Human Rights and principles of the Global Network Initiative...