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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'><u><b>ICANN</b></u><br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141027_moving_from_marakech_would_send_the_wrong_message/" class="blue">Moving ICANN Meeting from Marakech Would Send the Wrong Message</a><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141027_moving_from_marakech_would_send_the_wrong_message/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141027_moving_from_marakech_would_send_the_wrong_message/</a><br><br>Icann’s Contradictory Answers to a Simple but Important Question <br><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/10/28/icanns-contradictory-answers-to-a-simple-but-important-question/" target="_blank">http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/10/28/icanns-contradictory-answers-to-a-simple-but-important-question/</a><br><br><u><b>ITU PLENIPOT 2014<br></b></u><br>Plenipot Update: 28 October 2014 – The Real Work Begins<br><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2014/10/plenipot-update-28-october-2014-%E2%80%93-real-work-begins" target="_blank" class="c_nobdr t_prs">http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2014/10/plenipot-update-28-october-2014-%E2%80%93-real-work-begins</a><br><br>Chinese Communist to Lead UN Agency Seeking to Control Internet
<br><a href="http://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/computers/item/19386-chinese-communist-to-lead-un-agency-seeking-to-control-internet" target="_blank" class="c_nobdr t_prs">http://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/computers/item/19386-chinese-communist-to-lead-un-agency-seeking-to-control-internet</a><br><br><u><b>INTERNET REGULATION</b></u><br><br>Russia plans to protect its internet from internal impact<br><a href="http://in.rbth.com/news/2014/10/28/russia_prepares_plan_to_protect_its_internet_from_external_impact_minist_39381.html" target="_blank">http://in.rbth.com/news/2014/10/28/russia_prepares_plan_to_protect_its_internet_from_external_impact_minist_39381.html</a><br><br>EU slams Hungary Internet tax plan as bad precedent<br><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/World/2014/Oct-28/275645-eu-slams-hungary-internet-tax-plan-as-bad-precedent.ashx#axzz3HSJAarDI" target="_blank">http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/World/2014/Oct-28/275645-eu-slams-hungary-internet-tax-plan-as-bad-precedent.ashx#axzz3HSJAarDI</a><br><br>Tens of Thousands of Hungarians Protest Against Planned Internet Tax <br><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/emergingeurope/2014/10/27/tens-of-thousands-of-hungarians-protest-against-planned-internet-tax/" target="_blank">http://blogs.wsj.com/emergingeurope/2014/10/27/tens-of-thousands-of-hungarians-protest-against-planned-internet-tax/</a><br><br><u><b>NEW GTLDs</b></u><br><br><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/gac-advice-on-new-gtlds-issued-during-icann-51-los-angeles.html">GAC Advice on New gTLDs Issued During ICANN 51 Los Angeles</a><br><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/gac-advice-on-new-gtlds-issued-during-icann-51-los-angeles.html" target="_blank">http://www.domainnews.com/gac-advice-on-new-gtlds-issued-during-icann-51-los-angeles.html</a><br><br><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/afnic-new-top-level-domain-names-geneic-tlds-impacted.html">AFNIC : New Top Level Domain Names : Geneic TLDs Impacted</a><br><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/afnic-new-top-level-domain-names-geneic-tlds-impacted.html" target="_blank">http://www.domainnews.com/afnic-new-top-level-domain-names-geneic-tlds-impacted.html</a><br><br><br><u><b>AFRICAN INTERNET NEWS</b></u><br><br>ICTs contributing to Africa’s rapid growth, say experts<br><a href="http://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/icts/news/icts-contributing-to-africa-s-growth.html" target="_blank">http://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/icts/news/icts-contributing-to-africa-s-growth.html</a><br><br>Central African Backbone project faces possible budget shortfall<br><a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2839572/central-african-backbone-project-faces-possible-budget-shortfall.html" target="_blank">http://www.pcworld.com/article/2839572/central-african-backbone-project-faces-possible-budget-shortfall.html</a><br><br>$260m Fibre-Optic Cable To Reshape Angola’s Internet Market<br><a href="http://www.ventures-africa.com/2014/10/260m-fibre-optic-cable-to-reshape-angolas-internet-market/" target="_blank">http://www.ventures-africa.com/2014/10/260m-fibre-optic-cable-to-reshape-angolas-internet-market/</a><br><br><a data-cthref="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=newssearch&cd=43&ved=0CCMQqQIoADACOCg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticles%2Fin-the-fight-against-ebola-connectivity-can-save-lives-1414367695&ei=38NPVNLhBYzhasHYgagK&usg=AFQjCNEb0Liawd3mQ-Z7uCeWNZ8GwoMeKA&bvm=bv.77880786,d.d2s" class="l _HId" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=newssearch&cd=43&ved=0CCMQqQIoADACOCg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticles%2Fin-the-fight-against-ebola-connectivity-can-save-lives-1414367695&ei=38NPVNLhBYzhasHYgagK&usg=AFQjCNEb0Liawd3mQ-Z7uCeWNZ8GwoMeKA&bvm=bv.77880786,d.d2s">In the Fight Against Ebola, Connectivity Can Save Lives</a><br><a href="http://online.wsj.com/articles/in-the-fight-against-ebola-connectivity-can-save-lives-1414367695" target="_blank">http://online.wsj.com/articles/in-the-fight-against-ebola-connectivity-can-save-lives-1414367695</a><br><br><br><br><br> </div></body>
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