An audience member asked Kramer if the U.S. delegation will have to fight an attitude that the Internet is U.S.-centric. In the early days of mobile phone service, there was an attitude that it mostly benefited the U.S. and U.K., but today, mobile phone service is global, with more than 5 billion users, he said.

The Internet will bring economic and social benefits worldwide, he said. "There's no reason to believe that this is going to be unique just to the U.S.," he added.

Kramer asked U.S. companies to help his team by demonstrating ways that the Internet and open markets have benefited users, not just in the U.S. but around the world. Those success stories will help make the U.S. case at WCIT, he said.

Representatives of Microsoft, Intel and other tech companies praised Kramer's priorities for WCIT. Many tech companies could be affected by WCIT proposals, said Paula Boyd, regulatory counsel for Microsoft. "It was great to hear a vision laid out," she said.

The IDG News Service