<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div>Dear TZNOC</div><div><br></div><div>Please find attached the statement of the Tanzania Internet Service Providers Association (<b>TISPA</b>) regarding AFRINIC in the wake of AFRINIC's bank accounts being frozen which is a concern that resonates with the wider African Internet Community which includes Tanzania.</div><div><br></div><div>AFRINIC bank accounts have been frozen threatening normal operations. Without AFRINIC, normal Internet operations in Africa cannot function as a number of services provided by AFRINIC are used by ISPs across Africa and in Tanzania.</div><br>The AFRINIC CEO has made a public statement to the effect. Please also find a recent video message from the AFRINIC CEO.<br><br>The link is here; <a href="https://youtu.be/hkyNkNY316A">https://youtu.be/hkyNkNY316A</a><br><div><br></div><div><b>NOTE</b>: TISPA is an AFRINIC Member and also represents 22 AFRINIC Resource Members in Tanzania who are TISPA Members.</div><div><br></div><div>Link to the statement is also available online on the link <a href="https://tispa.or.tz/news/statement-of-tanzania-isp-association-tispa-regarding-afrinic" target="_blank">https://tispa.or.tz/news/statement-of-tanzania-isp-association-tispa-regarding-afrinic</a></div><div><div><br></div></div>Cheers,<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><b>Noah</b></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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