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Internet Governance Coalition quoted in Circle ID article: Internet Governance in Transition: The ITU as a Battleground for Rival Visions
During the past few years, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has been a battleground where governments promote rival visions of how the Internet should be governed. Although there has been a recent cease-fire as Internet governance debates have focused more on the role of ICANN, those skirmishes may soon restart at the ITU. Indeed, Internet-related…
Internet Governance Coalition quoted in Information Today, Inc. article- “Legal Issues: The End of the All-American Internet?”
The internet is an all-American invention—just ask Al Gore. Yes, I know that Gore did not “invent” the internet, and it is an urban legend that he claimed to have invented it. It is generally accepted, however, that the foundational structure of the internet was developed in the U.S. in the 1960s, largely through the…
2013 Hearing Video: Fighting for Internet Freedom: Dubai and Beyond
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