This complex and contradictory atmosphere is vividly illustrated on the streets of Yangon. The government does not provide the public with direct access to draft bills before parliament and thus a thriving bootleg market has emerged: street vendors sell bound photocopies at busy intersections throughout the former capital city. In the same spirit of those street vendors, this report hopes to provide important, often inaccessible information openly to Myanmar’s citizens and the international community concerned with the country’s future. This emerging debate stands to define the future of civil liberties in Myanmar, among which lies the country’s access to the world’s dominant communication medium, the Internet. Further, the direction Myanmar elects to take will have repercussions throughout the region. From this report’s inception, we expected to confront unresolvable challenges. A delegation of foreigners visited the cities of Naypyidaw and Yangon to conduct the research. This limited geographic coverage could present a different experience from those in other parts of the country. Due to the rapid changes occurring in Myanmar, it will be difficult to adequately corroborate all of the information presented with external sources. The delegation sought to identify what the Myanmar people experience with confirmation from local residents and sources. As such, this report is presented with limitations that should be taken into account. Accordingly, we advise that the presented findings and recounts be tentatively projected as the norm throughout Myanmar. 5