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Network Working Group                                            V. CerfRequest for Comments: 3271                              Internet SocietyCategory: Informational                                       April 2002The Internet is for EveryoneStatus of this Memo   This memo provides information for the Internet community.  It does   not specify an Internet standard of any kind.  Distribution of this   memo is unlimited.Copyright Notice   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2002).  All Rights Reserved.Abstract   This document expresses the Internet Society's ideology that the   Internet really is for everyone.  However, it will only be such  if   we make it so.1. The Internet is for everyone   How easy to say - how hard to achieve!   How have we progressed towards this noble goal?   The Internet is in its 14th year of annual doubling since 1988.   There are over 150 million hosts on the Internet and an estimated 513   million users, world wide.   By 2006, the global Internet is likely to exceed the size of the   global telephone network, if it has not already become the telephone   network by virtue of IP telephony.  Moreover, as many as 1.5 billion   Internet-enabled appliances will have joined traditional servers,   desk tops and laptops as part of the Internet family.  Pagers, cell   phones and personal digital assistants may well have merged to become   the new telecommunications tools of the next decade.  But even at the   scale of the telephone system, it is sobering to realize that only   half of the Earth's population has ever made a telephone call.   It is estimated that commerce on the network will reach somewhere   between $1.8T and $3.2T by 2003.  That is only two years from now   (but a long career in Internet years).Cerf                         Informational                      [Page 1]

RFC 3271              The Internet is for Everyone            April 2002   The number of Internet users will likely reach over 1000 million by   the end of the year 2005, but that is only about 16% of the world's   population.  By 2047 the world's population may reach about 11   billion.  If only 25% of the then world's population is on the   Internet, that will be nearly 3 billion users.   As high bandwidth access becomes the norm through digital subscriber   loops, cable modems and digital terrestrial and satellite radio   links, the convergence of media available on the Internet will become   obvious.  Television, radio, telephony and the traditional print   media will find counterparts on the Internet - and will be changed in   profound ways by the presence of software that transforms the one-way   media into interactive resources, shareable by many.   The Internet is proving to be one of the most powerful amplifiers of   speech ever invented.  It offers a global megaphone for voices that   might otherwise be heard only feebly, if at all.  It invites and   facilitates multiple points of view and dialog in ways   unimplementable by the traditional, one-way, mass media.   The Internet can facilitate democratic practices in unexpected ways.   Did you know that proxy voting for stock shareholders is now commonly   supported on the Internet?  Perhaps we can find additional ways in   which to simplify and expand the voting franchise in other domains,   including the political, as access to Internet increases.   The Internet is becoming the repository of all we have accomplished   as a society.  It has become a kind of disorganized "Boswell" of the   human spirit.  Be thoughtful in what you commit to email, news   groups, and other Internet communication channels - it may well turn   up in a web search some day.  Thanks to online access to common   repositories, shared databases on the Internet are acting to   accelerate the pace of research progress.   The Internet is moving off the planet!  Already, interplanetary   Internet is part of the NASA Mars mission program now underway at the   Jet Propulsion Laboratory.  By 2008 we should have a well-functioning   Earth-Mars network that serves as a nascent backbone of an inter-   planetary system of Internets - InterPlaNet is a network of   Internets!  Ultimately, we will have interplanetary Internet relays   in polar solar orbit so that they can see most of the planets and   their associated interplanetary gateways for most, if not all of the   time.   The Internet Society is launching a new campaign to facilitate access   to and use of Internet everywhere.  The campaign slogan is "Internet   is for everyone," but there is much work needed to accomplish this   objective.Cerf                         Informational                      [Page 2]

RFC 3271              The Internet is for Everyone            April 2002   Internet is for everyone - but it won't be if it isn't affordable by   all that wish to partake of its services, so we must dedicate   ourselves to making the Internet as affordable as other   infrastructures so critical to our well-being.  While we follow   Moore's Law to reduce the cost of Internet-enabling equipment, let us   also seek to stimulate regulatory policies that take advantage of the   power of competition to reduce costs.   Internet is for everyone - but it won't be if Governments restrict   access to it, so we must dedicate ourselves to keeping the network   unrestricted, unfettered and unregulated.  We must have the freedom   to speak and the freedom to hear.   Internet is for everyone - but it won't be if it cannot keep up with   the explosive demand for its services, so we must dedicate ourselves   to continuing its technological evolution and development of the   technical standards the lie at the heart of the Internet revolution.   Let us dedicate ourselves to the support of the Internet Architecture   Board, the Internet Engineering Steering Group, the Internet Research   Task Force, the Internet Engineering Task Force and other   organizations dedicated to developing Internet technology as they   drive us forward into an unbounded future. Let us also commit   ourselves to support the work of the Internet Corporation for   Assigned Names and Numbers - a key function for the Internet's   operation.   Internet is for everyone - but it won't be until in every home, in   every business, in every school, in every library, in every hospital   in every town and in every country on the Globe, the Internet can be   accessed without limitation, at any time and in every language.   Internet is for everyone - but it won't be if it is too complex to be   used easily by everyone.  Let us dedicate ourselves to the task of   simplifying the Internet's interfaces and to educating all that are   interested in its use.   Internet is for everyone - but it won't be if legislation around the   world creates a thicket of incompatible laws that hinder the growth   of electronic commerce, stymie the protection of intellectual   property, and stifle freedom of expression and the development of   market economies.  Let us dedicate ourselves to the creation of a   global legal framework in which laws work across national boundaries   to reinforce the upward spiral of value that the Internet is capable   of creating.Cerf                         Informational                      [Page 3]

RFC 3271              The Internet is for Everyone            April 2002   Internet is for everyone - but it won't be if its users cannot   protect their privacy and the confidentiality of transactions   conducted on the network.  Let us dedicate ourselves to the   proposition that cryptographic technology sufficient to protect   privacy from unauthorized disclosure should be freely available,   applicable and exportable.  Moreover, as authenticity lies at the   heart of trust in networked environments, let us dedicate ourselves   to work towards the development of authentication methods and systems   capable of supporting electronic commerce through the Internet.   Internet is for everyone - but it won't be if parents and teachers   cannot voluntarily create protected spaces for our young people for   whom the full range of Internet content still may be inappropriate.   Let us dedicate ourselves to the development of technologies and   practices that offer this protective flexibility to those who accept   responsibility for providing it.   Internet is for everyone - but it won't be if we are not responsible   in its use and mindful of the rights of others who share its wealth.   Let us dedicate ourselves to the responsible use of this new medium   and to the proposition that with the freedoms the Internet enables   comes a commensurate responsibility to use these powerful enablers   with care and consideration.  For those who choose to abuse these   privileges, let us dedicate ourselves to developing the necessary   tools to combat the abuse and punish the abuser.   Internet is for everyone - even Martians!   I hope Internauts everywhere will join with the Internet Society and   like-minded organizations to achieve this, easily stated but hard to   attain goal.  As we pass the milestone of the beginning of the third   millennium, what better theme could we possibly ask for than making   the Internet the medium of this new millennium?   Internet IS for everyone - but it won't be unless WE make it so.2. Security Considerations   This document does not treat security matters, except for reference   to the utility of cryptographic techniques to protect confidentiality   and privacy.Cerf                         Informational                      [Page 4]

RFC 3271              The Internet is for Everyone            April 20023. References   [1] Internet Society - www.isoc.org   [2] Internet Engineering Task Force - www.ietf.org   [3] Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers -       www.ICANN.org   [4] Cerf's slides: www.wcom.com/cerfsup   [5] Interplanetary Internet - www.ipnsig.org   [6] Internet history - livinginternet.com4. Author's Addresses   Vint Cerf   former Chairman and President, Internet Society   January 2002   Sr. Vice President, Internet Architecture and Technology   WorldCom   22001 Loudoun County Parkway, F2-4115   Ashburn, VA 20147   EMail: vinton.g.cerf@wcom.comCerf                         Informational                      [Page 5]

RFC 3271              The Internet is for Everyone            April 20025.  Full Copyright Statement   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2002).  All Rights Reserved.   This document and translations of it may be copied and furnished to   others, and derivative works that comment on or otherwise explain it   or assist in its implementation may be prepared, copied, published   and distributed, in whole or in part, without restriction of any   kind, provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are   included on all such copies and derivative works.  However, this   document itself may not be modified in any way, such as by removing   the copyright notice or references to the Internet Society or other   Internet organizations, except as needed for the purpose of   developing Internet standards in which case the procedures for   copyrights defined in the Internet Standards process must be   followed, or as required to translate it into languages other than   English.   The limited permissions granted above are perpetual and will not be   revoked by the Internet Society or its successors or assigns.   This document and the information contained herein is provided on an   "AS IS" basis and THE INTERNET SOCIETY AND THE INTERNET ENGINEERING   TASK FORCE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING   BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY THAT THE USE OF THE INFORMATION   HEREIN WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY RIGHTS OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF   MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.Acknowledgement   Funding for the RFC Editor function is currently provided by the   Internet Society.Cerf                         Informational                      [Page 6]