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Countries Will Not Quit After a Partial Victory at an Itu Meeting in December
Feb 17, 2013Countries pushing for international regulation of the Internet through the U.N. International Telecommunication Union will not quit after a partial victory at an ITU meeting in December, some Internet government experts told U.S. lawmakers. ...
Tags: U.N.International Telecommunication Union, ITU meeting, Internet
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ITU Played a Standards-Setting Role for Global Telecommunication Networks Over The Decades
Dec 31, 2012The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the UN body that has played a standards-setting role for global telecommunication networks over the decades, Wednesday night suffered a website attack that severely disrupted a conference to ...
Tags: ITU, global telecommunication, networks, Website Cyberattack
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The UK Refused to Sign a New International Telecommunications Treaty
Dec 27, 2012The UK, the US, Australia and a number of other countries have refused to sign a new international telecommunications treaty after the final text was pushed through in a "forced" vote. Further reading US prepared to walk out of ITU ...
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Google Joined US Government Concerns That ITU Could Get Control of The Internet
Dec 26, 2012Google has joined US government concerns that the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) could get control of the internet through its coming revision of telecoms rules. The UN agency is updating its International Telecommunication ...
Tags: UN, Google, Internet, Computer Products
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US Confirmed It Resists Efforts by China to Put Internet Under Control of United Nations
Dec 21, 2012The US has confirmed it will resist efforts by China, Russia and their allies to put the internet under the control of the United Nations. The confirmation came in a statement issued by the US Department of State on US proposals to be ...
Tags: internet, telecommunications, network, IT industry
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UK Should Take More Control of Internet to Counter Us Stranglehold, Says It Entrepreneur
Dec 21, 2012The UK should take more control of the internet to counter the US stranglehold, says an IT entrepreneur. “A British scientist invented the world wide web, so why are we now made to feel lucky to be involved?” said Scott ...
Tags: UK, IT industry, US stranglehold, IT service
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The US House of Representatives Has Voted Unanimously to Approve a Resolution
Dec 18, 2012The US House of Representatives has voted unanimously to approve a resolution aimed at preventing any efforts to hand the United Nations more power to oversee the Internet. The resolution by the lower house of the US Congress had ...
Tags: Internet, US, power, United Nations
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US Would Establish a New Global Telecommunications Treaty
Dec 17, 2012The US is prepared to"press the nuclear button"and walk out of talks in Dubai to establish a new global telecommunications treaty. Further reading ITU agrees deep-packet inspection of internet traffic UN and ITU intensify battle for ...
Tags: global telecommunications, Internet, ITU
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Legislation Could Have a"Chilling Effect"on Online Freedoms
Dec 12, 2012Legislation designed to deal with internet trolling could have a"chilling effect"on online freedoms,MPs and Lords have warned. The Joint Committee on Human Rights(JCHR)has published its report on the upcoming Defamation Bill ahead of its ...
Tags: 'chilling Effect', anti-trolling law, MPs and Lords, internet regulation
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U.S. FTC Should "Tread Carefully" Before Bringing an Antitrust Complaint Against Google
Oct 15, 2012The U.S. Federal Trade Commission should "tread carefully" before bringing an antitrust complaint against Google, a veteran U.S. lawmaker said as news reports suggested the agency is ready to move forward. Representative Jared Polis, a ...
Tags: Google, FTC, advertising services, search engines, Antitrust Probe