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INTERNET IN AFRICA<BR>
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ZA Central Registry Applies For New gTLD’s: .Africa, .Capetown, .Durban and .Joburg<BR>
<A href="http://www.thedomains.com/2012/05/18/za-central-registry-applies-for-new-gtlds-africa-capetown-durban-and-joburg/">http://www.thedomains.com/2012/05/18/za-central-registry-applies-for-new-gtlds-africa-capetown-durban-and-joburg/</A><BR>
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Africa to get its own web domain <BR>
<A href="http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/africa-to-get-its-own-web-domain-2012-05-21">http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/africa-to-get-its-own-web-domain-2012-05-21</A><BR>
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UN to Control World’s Information and Communications From Internet Hub in Africa <!--commentcount--><BR>
<A href="http://axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/Article_64563.shtml">http://axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/Article_64563.shtml</A><BR>
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ITU urges broadband policies to drive Net access in developing countries<BR>
<A href="http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=8DA283C9-A289-9F79-583C7D0DC534481E">http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=8DA283C9-A289-9F79-583C7D0DC534481E</A><BR>
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Satellite Broadband in Africa Goes to a New Level : Eutelsat's new 'IP Easy' Service Uses Newtec Technology for a Fast Route to Broadband<BR>
<A href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/satellite-broadband-in-africa-goes-to-a-new-level-eutelsats-new-ip-easy-service-uses-newtec-technology-for-a-fast-route-to-broadband-2012-05-21">http://www.marketwatch.com/story/satellite-broadband-in-africa-goes-to-a-new-level-eutelsats-new-ip-easy-service-uses-newtec-technology-for-a-fast-route-to-broadband-2012-05-21</A><BR>
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Nigerian IT agency boosts internet take-up with new IXPs<BR>
<A href="http://www.telecompaper.com/news/nigerian-it-agency-boosts-internet-take-up-with-new-ixps">http://www.telecompaper.com/news/nigerian-it-agency-boosts-internet-take-up-with-new-ixps</A><BR>
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Nigeria: NITDA Establishes IXPs to Crash Internet Cost<BR>
<A href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201205220342.html">http://allafrica.com/stories/201205220342.html</A><BR>
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<A href="http://www.ip-watch.org/2012/05/19/at-wsis-forum-divisions-arise-over-future-of-internet-governance/"></A> <BR>
ICANN's gTLD application system back in action<BR>
<A href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9227377/ICANN_39_s_gTLD_application_system_back_in_action">http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9227377/ICANN_39_s_gTLD_application_system_back_in_action</A><BR>
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.eu and EURid: .eu is greenest Internet extension in Europe<BR>
<A href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/eu-and-eurid-eu-is-greenest-internet-extension-in-europe-2012-05-22">http://www.marketwatch.com/story/eu-and-eurid-eu-is-greenest-internet-extension-in-europe-2012-05-22</A><BR>
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<A title="Permanent link to Internet Society: ICANN, Internet Transitions and Why IPv4 Won't Die" href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2012/05/internet-society-icann-internet-transitions-and-why-ipv4-wont-die.php" vglnk_1337696658052="1">Internet Society: ICANN, Internet Transitions and Why IPv4 Won't Die</A><BR>
<A href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2012/05/internet-society-icann-internet-transitions-and-why-ipv4-wont-die.php">http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2012/05/internet-society-icann-internet-transitions-and-why-ipv4-wont-die.php</A><BR>
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INTERNET REGULATION<BR>
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At WSIS Forum, Divisions Arise Over Future Of Internet Governance <BR>
<A href="http://www.ip-watch.org/2012/05/19/at-wsis-forum-divisions-arise-over-future-of-internet-governance/">http://www.ip-watch.org/2012/05/19/at-wsis-forum-divisions-arise-over-future-of-internet-governance/</A><BR>
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Cuba’s missing internet cable<BR>
<A href="http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/technology/telecoms/cuba-s-missing-internet-cable-1.1301807">http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/technology/telecoms/cuba-s-missing-internet-cable-1.1301807</A><BR>
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At UN, India pushes for 'democratic' net guvernance<BR>
<A href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/news/internet/At-UN-India-pushes-for-democratic-net-governance/articleshow/13370231.cms">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/news/internet/At-UN-India-pushes-for-democratic-net-governance/articleshow/13370231.cms</A><BR>
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Internet governance must ensure access for everyone<BR>
<U><FONT color=#810081><A href="http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=156582">http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=156582</A></FONT></U><BR>
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Governments or bureaucratic bodies regulating internet is a bad <BR>
<A href="http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-05-21/news/31800810_1_bad-taste-governments-proposal">http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-05-21/news/31800810_1_bad-taste-governments-proposal</A><BR>
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Security: Prepared for the EU's New Data Protection Regulation<BR><A href="http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/security/3359105/security-prepared-for-eus-new-data-protection-regulation/">http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/security/3359105/security-prepared-for-eus-new-data-protection-regulation/</A><BR>
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Internet Restrictions: How Much Should We Worry About Our Freedom of Information? <BR>
<A href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marianne-mollmann/internet-restrictions-india_b_1528883.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marianne-mollmann/internet-restrictions-india_b_1528883.html</A><BR>
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Is Global Internet Access In Jeopardy<BR>
<A href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenrosenbaum/2012/05/21/is-global-internet-access-in-jeopardy/">http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenrosenbaum/2012/05/21/is-global-internet-access-in-jeopardy/</A><BR>
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Internet news explosion has changed the rules of press regulation, Mandelson tells Leveson inquiry<BR>
<A href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2147866/Lord-Mandelson-tells-Leveson-inquiry-Internet-news-explosion-changed-rules-press-regulation.html#socialLinks">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2147866/Lord-Mandelson-tells-Leveson-inquiry-Internet-news-explosion-changed-rules-press-regulation.html#socialLinks</A><BR>
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Response to Paul on Cyber Regulation for critical infrastructure<BR>
<A href="http://www.lawfareblog.com/2012/05/response-to-paul-on-cyber-regulation-for-critical-infrastructure/">http://www.lawfareblog.com/2012/05/response-to-paul-on-cyber-regulation-for-critical-infrastructure/</A><BR>
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Eugene Kaspersky predicts Apple 'disaster', and praises states on cyber crime<BR>
<A href="http://www.scmagazineuk.com/eugene-kaspersky-predicts-apple-disaster-and-praises-states-on-cyber-crime/article/242179/">http://www.scmagazineuk.com/eugene-kaspersky-predicts-apple-disaster-and-praises-states-on-cyber-crime/article/242179/</A><BR>
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Iran; Syria; Internet Governance; Libya; and more<BR>
<A href="http://www.undispatch.com/iran-syria-internet-governance-libya-and-more">http://www.undispatch.com/iran-syria-internet-governance-libya-and-more</A><BR>
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How the Internet has changed companies' marketing plans<BR>
<U><FONT color=#810081><A href="http://www.lvrj.com/sponsored/how-the-internet-has-changed-companies-marketing-plans-152492715.html?ref=715">http://www.lvrj.com/sponsored/how-the-internet-has-changed-companies-marketing-plans-152492715.html?ref=715</A></FONT></U><A href="http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=156582"></A><BR> </div></body>
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