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<P dir=ltr style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 20px"><A title="Permanent link to Issues for 2012 #1: Should the UN Govern the Internet?" href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2011/12/issues-for-2012-1-should-the-u.php"><FONT color=#000000>Issues for 2012 #1: Should the UN Govern the Internet?</FONT></A></P>
<P dir=ltr style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 20px"><A href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2011/12/issues-for-2012-1-should-the-u.php">http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2011/12/issues-for-2012-1-should-the-u.php</A></P>
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<P dir=ltr style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 20px">Global Domain Name Registrations Continue to Grow at a Rapid Clip - Up Over 8% a year</P>
<P dir=ltr style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 20px"><A href="http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2011/dailyposts/20111222.htm">http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2011/dailyposts/20111222.htm</A></P>
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<DIV dir=ltr>Halt domain name bidding, lawmakers sy</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><A href="http://www.nextgov.com/welcome/?sec=welcome_ad&d=15&rf=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nextgov.com%2Fnextgov%2Fng_20111222_9695.php%3Foref%3Dtopnews">http://www.nextgov.com/welcome/?sec=welcome_ad&d=15&rf=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nextgov.com%2Fnextgov%2Fng_20111222_9695.php%3Foref%3Dtopnews</A></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>Most expensive domain names sold in 2011</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><A href="http://mybroadband.co.za/news/internet/40119-most-expensive-domain-names-sold-in-2011.html">http://mybroadband.co.za/news/internet/40119-most-expensive-domain-names-sold-in-2011.html</A></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=3>INTERNET REGULATION</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>A Proposal for E.U.-Wide Data Protection Regulation</NYT_HEADLINE></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><A href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/30/technology/a-proposal-for-eu-wide-data-protection-regulation.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/30/technology/a-proposal-for-eu-wide-data-protection-regulation.html</A></DIV>
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<P class="asset-name entry-title">Indian court orders Internet sites to remove content</P></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><A href="http://www.cpj.org/2011/12/indian-court-orders-internet-sites-to-remove-conte.php">http://www.cpj.org/2011/12/indian-court-orders-internet-sites-to-remove-conte.php</A></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>Over 40 Internet Companies come Out Publicly Against SOPA<BR><A href="http://techcrunch.com/2011/12/22/over-40-internet-companies-have-come-out-publicly-against-sopa/">http://techcrunch.com/2011/12/22/over-40-internet-companies-have-come-out-publicly-against-sopa/</A><BR></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2>Cloud Computing Still Faces Obstacles to Adoption</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><A href="http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Data-Storage/Cloud-Computing-Still-Faces-Obstacles-to-Adoption-761567/"><FONT size=2>http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Data-Storage/Cloud-Computing-Still-Faces-Obstacles-to-Adoption-761567/</FONT></A></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" size=3>INTERNET IN AFRICA</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><A class=blue href="http://allafrica.com/africa/"><U>Africa</U>:</A> ICTs Could Fill Agricultural Extension Gap, Says Meeting</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><A href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201112221016.html">http://allafrica.com/stories/201112221016.html</A></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><A class=blue href="http://allafrica.com/sudan/"><U>Sudan</U>:</A> Minister of Communications and Information Technology Briefed On Performance of National Communications Corporation</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><A href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201112231125.html">http://allafrica.com/stories/201112231125.html</A></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><A class=blue href="http://allafrica.com/zimbabwe/"><U>Zimbabwe</U>:</A> ICT, Fast Growing Sector</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><A href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201112230169.html">http://allafrica.com/stories/201112230169.html</A></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>More news about Internet in Africa</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><A href="http://allafrica.com/ict/">http://allafrica.com/ict/</A></DIV>
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