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Article | 5/02/2013 After WCIT, US lawmakers look for ways to advance Internet freedom
Countries pushing for international regulation of the Internet through the U.N. International Telecommunication Union will not quit after a partial vi...
Article | 14/12/2012 After WCIT: Some observers fear content proposals
Expect no major changes to the functioning of the Internet in the coming months after a controversial ending to the International Telecommunication Un...
Article | 13/12/2012 US, UK and other countries won't sign telecom treaty
The U.S., U.K. and Canadian delegations to a worldwide telecom treaty-writing meeting will not ratify a resolution approved by the majority of countri...
Article | 13/12/2012 Controversy erupts at WCIT over resolution on Internet
The World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) apparently has placed a resolution on the Internet in the regulations being developed ...
Article | 24/10/2012 Experts: Internet businesses should pay attention to ITU meeting
An upcoming meeting of the U.N.'s International Telecommunication Union could have a huge impact on Internet businesses, and those businesses should h...
Article | 2/02/2011 IPv4's funeral expected to come Thursday
A press conference taking place on Thursday in Miami is expected to mark the last allocation of internet protocol version 4 (IPv4) addresses by the ce...
Article | 1/02/2011 As IPv4 disappears, transition poses hazards
With the last IPv4 addresses about to be allocated, the good news is that IT managers -- at least in the U.S. and Europe -- don't suddenly have to get...
Article | 24/11/2010 Biggest threat to Internet is government, warns group
Increased government control is the biggest risk to the future of the Internet, according to the Internet Society.