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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The below report might be of interest to some.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Fahd<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Date: </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Thursday 27 October 2016 18:38<br><b>Subject: </b>New Report on Measuring the Costs of Internet Shutdowns<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:150%;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#202020'>Dear Colleague, <br><br>GNI is today launching an important new report on the cost to economies of blocking the Internet. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:150%;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#202020'> <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__globalnetworkinitiative.us5.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3D0783c5af752516db406e4edd7-26id-3De6c2bde18f-26e-3D57340847f0&d=DQMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=RrrXyaBfa00GH1liTedM3FwobVakuhJ-qs1N8-Ji8VE&m=JgLyevmpRuIpavjiotu5AnORaTxAhzqJCSkRjbXjsMo&s=mLP8nGkft_QrodvrHQHPyMBFySooInPpu9Y95SDCW54&e=" target="_blank"><span style='color:#2BAADF'>"The Economic Impacts of Disruptions to Internet Connectivity"[globalnetworkinitiative.us5.list-manage.com]</span></a> was prepared by Deloitte and estimates that countries stand to lose between 0.4 and 1.9% of daily GDP for every day they block access to online services.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:150%;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#202020'>Importantly, the report sets out a framework for measuring the economic impact of shutdowns based on levels of connectivity in a country and by population. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:150%;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#202020'>We believe this will be an important tool for advocacy organizations around the world working to keep the Internet open and free. We hope this will spur more research on the real costs of denying access to all types of communications platforms.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:150%;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#202020'>For more on the work that GNI is doing on Network Shutdowns, please visit our <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__globalnetworkinitiative.us5.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3D0783c5af752516db406e4edd7-26id-3Dce786a31d7-26e-3D57340847f0&d=DQMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=RrrXyaBfa00GH1liTedM3FwobVakuhJ-qs1N8-Ji8VE&m=JgLyevmpRuIpavjiotu5AnORaTxAhzqJCSkRjbXjsMo&s=UjgN0iM81SHyBFHSWhxpSMI5ajCvSyr9bPgbtXmQBvA&e=" target="_blank"><span style='color:#2BAADF'>website[globalnetworkinitiative.us5.list-manage.com]</span></a>.<br><br>For any media or stakeholder inquiries, please contact Kath Cummins, <a href="mailto:kcummins@globalnetworkinitiative.org"><span style='color:#2BAADF'>kcummins@globalnetworkinitiative.org</span></a>, or +1-202-590-0837<br><br>Best, <br><br>Judith Lichtenberg, Executive Director<br><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__globalnetworkinitiative.us5.list-2Dmanage1.com_track_click-3Fu-3D0783c5af752516db406e4edd7-26id-3D08d70eb887-26e-3D57340847f0&d=DQMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=RrrXyaBfa00GH1liTedM3FwobVakuhJ-qs1N8-Ji8VE&m=JgLyevmpRuIpavjiotu5AnORaTxAhzqJCSkRjbXjsMo&s=_D9kRy2k5eAASC-EtIjs-vXKgbTviD1YWB0Jp4-t-oU&e=" target="_blank"><span style='color:#2BAADF'>Global Network Initiative[globalnetworkinitiative.us5.list-manage1.com]</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>