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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'> INTERNET GOVERNANCE Internet Governance: A Year in Review <a href="https://www.etno.eu/news/etno/2014/267" target="_blank">https://www.etno.eu/news/etno/2014/267</a> How will internet governance change after the ITU conference?

<br><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/nov/07/how-will-internet-governance-change-after-the-itu-conference" target="_blank" class="c_nobdr t_prs">http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/nov/07/how-will-internet-governance-change-after-the-itu-conference</a><b><br><br><u>IANA TRANSITION</u><br><br></b>IANA Transition, Accountability

Highlight Top 15 Policy Points to Watch at ICANN in 2015<br><a href="http://www.bna.com/dns-policy-notes-b17179921944/" target="_blank">http://www.bna.com/dns-policy-notes-b17179921944/</a><br><br>Taking a Step towards IANA Transition<br>http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/01/on-net-neutrality-internet-providers-are-betrayed-by-one-of-their-own/<br><br><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/iana-stewardship-transition-coordination-group.html">IANA

 Stewardship Transition Coordination Group Issues Proposal Assembly and 

Finalization Process and Updated Transition Process Timeline</a><br><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/iana-stewardship-transition-coordination-group.html" target="_blank">http://www.domainnews.com/iana-stewardship-transition-coordination-group.html</a><br><br><u><b>DOMAIN NAME</b></u><br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150107_domain_name_case_under_acpa_failed_trademark_was_not_distinctive/" class="blue">Domain Name Case Under ACPA Failed Because Trademark Was Not Distinctive</a><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150107_domain_name_case_under_acpa_failed_trademark_was_not_distinctive/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150107_domain_name_case_under_acpa_failed_trademark_was_not_distinctive/</a><br><br><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/icann-release-of-country-and-territory-names-within-the-dvag-tui-spiegel-allfinanz-and-flsmidth-tlds.html">ICANN : Release of Country and Territory Names within the .DVAG, .TUI, .SPIEGEL, .ALLFINANZ and .FLSMIDTH TLDs</a><br><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/icann-release-of-country-and-territory-names-within-the-dvag-tui-spiegel-allfinanz-and-flsmidth-tlds.html" target="_blank">http://www.domainnews.com/icann-release-of-country-and-territory-names-within-the-dvag-tui-spiegel-allfinanz-and-flsmidth-tlds.html</a><br><br><b><u>INTERNET - ARAB WORLD</u></b><br><br><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/five-trends-will-shape-arab-worlds-online-industry-2015/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Five trends that will shape the Arab World’s online industry in 2015">Five trends that will shape the Arab World’s online industry in 2015</a><br><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/five-trends-will-shape-arab-worlds-online-industry-2015/" target="_blank">http://www.elanthemag.com/five-trends-will-shape-arab-worlds-online-industry-2015/</a><br><br><u><b>AFRICAN INTERNET NEWS</b></u><br><br>Nigeria: ICANN-Accredited Registrar, Upperlink, to Float Four Subsidiaries<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201501080333.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201501080333.html</a><br><br>Africa : who leads in numbers on the net<br><a href="http://www.itwebafrica.com/cloud/516-africa/233991-africa-who-leads-in-numbers-on-the-net" target="_blank">http://www.itwebafrica.com/cloud/516-africa/233991-africa-who-leads-in-numbers-on-the-net</a><br><br>Africa's mobile phone penetration to rise to 79 pct in 2020<br><a href="http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=262350" target="_blank">http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=262350</a><br><br>Mobile boom expected in Sub-saharan Africa<br><a href="http://www.itwebafrica.com/mobile/339-africa/233986-mobile-boom-expected-in-sub-saharan-africa" target="_blank">http://www.itwebafrica.com/mobile/339-africa/233986-mobile-boom-expected-in-sub-saharan-africa</a><br><br>Cheap mobile data for Africa? Here’s how<br><a href="http://www.techcentral.co.za/cheap-mobile-data-for-africa-heres-how/53602/" target="_blank">http://www.techcentral.co.za/cheap-mobile-data-for-africa-heres-how/53602/</a><br><br><u><b>REGULATION</b></u><br><br>FCC chairman hints the Internet will soon be regulated as a public utility<br><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/2015/0108/FCC-chairman-hints-the-Internet-will-soon-be-regulated-as-a-public-utility" target="_blank">http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/2015/0108/FCC-chairman-hints-the-Internet-will-soon-be-regulated-as-a-public-utility</a><br><br>On net neutrality, Internet providers are betrayed by one of their own<br><a href="http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/01/on-net-neutrality-internet-providers-are-betrayed-by-one-of-their-own/" target="_blank">http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/01/on-net-neutrality-internet-providers-are-betrayed-by-one-of-their-own/</a><br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150108_the_christmas_goat_and_ipv6_year_5/" class="blue">The Christmas Goat and IPv6 (Year 5)</a><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150108_the_christmas_goat_and_ipv6_year_5/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150108_the_christmas_goat_and_ipv6_year_5/</a><br><br>                                               </div></body>

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