CABASE
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| Type: | Association |
| Industry: | Internet |
| Founded: | 1989 |
| Headquarters: | C1008AAD - Ciudad Autónoma
de Buenos Aires |
| Country: | Argentina |
| Website: | cabase.org.ar |
| Key People | |
| Antonio Harris,Executive Director Claudio Avin, Manager Graciela Sanchez,Administrator Lic. Silvana Landolfo, Institutional Coordinator Dra. Mónica Abalo y Laforgia, Legal advice | |
CABASE is an Internet Service Providers, Telecommunications, Datacenter Solutions and Online Content Companies Association in Argentina which was founded in 1989. It is a member of the ISPCP Constituency and its Executive Director Antonio Harris was elected in 2007 as representative of the GNSO to the ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom.[1]
The Association is one of the founding members of the Latin America and Caribbean Federation for Internet and Electronic Commerce (eCom-LAC) and the Latin American and the Caribbean Addresses Registry (LACNIC).[2] CABASE is an active participant of international forums regarding the internet and Information Communication Technology such as the Internet Governance Forum ([[IGF) and the World Summit of the Information Society (WSIS) among others.
CABASE NAP[edit | edit source]
On April 1998, CABASE hosted the Argentina NAP, a national internet traffic exchange originating and terminating within Argentina and exchanging in the United States using international Infrastructure Network. This conference enabled the improvement of Argentina's internet connectivity. As a result of this activity CABASE NAP was formed with 40 members representing Internet Service Providers, Operators, Government Agencies and Research Institutions.[3]
Radio Nexo[edit | edit source]
CABASE is using the power of the media to disseminate information regarding relevant issues about the internet in Argentina via its radio program on Nexus Radio.[4]