RFC 9707 · INFORMATIONAL · 2025

Report from the IAB Workshop on Barriers to Internet Access of Services

Overview

RFC 9707, “Report from the IAB Workshop on Barriers to Internet Access of Services”, is an Informational document published in February 2025 by M. Kühlewind, D. Dhody, M. Knodel. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

The "Barriers to Internet Access of Services (BIAS)" workshop was convened by the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) from January 15-17, 2024 as a three-day online meeting. Based on the submitted position papers, the workshop covered three areas of interest: the role of Community Networks in Internet access of services, reports and comments on the observed digital divide, and measurements of censorship and censorship circumvention. This report summarizes the workshop's discussions and serves as a reference for reports on the current barriers to Internet access.

Note that this document is a report on the proceedings of the workshop. The views and positions documented in this report were expressed during the workshop by participants and do not necessarily reflect the IAB's views and positions.

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