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  • US reaches Net detente with UN

    The Bush administration and its critics at a United Nations summit in Tunisia have inked a broad agreement on global Internet management that will preclude any dramatic showdown this week.

  • Clashes precede Net governance showdown

    A global summit scheduled this week to address a power struggle over the Internet is getting off to a rocky start in the eyes of some human rights activists.

  • Australia backs Internet status quo

    Australia has backed the current Internet governance regime in the wake of the Bush administration's surprise announcement it would not relinquish control of the Net to any other body.

  • Microsoft to spread software through U.N.

    Microsoft signed an agreement on Wednesday with UNESCO to promote the use of information technology in education in developing nations and boost the number of languages in which its applications are offered.

  • Should the United Nations run the Internet?

    The United Nations wants to expand its influence over the Internet, but would it be wise to let that happen?

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