Total U.N. control of Internet on agenda for December summit [fs]

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

Let's not forget this, from 1999:

"UN wants to tax the Net"
http://www.politechbot.com/p-00492.html
and
http://www.politechbot.com/p-00502.html

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By Frances Williams in Geneva
Published: November 9 2003 21:19 | Last Updated: November 9 2003 21:19

An attempt by developing countries to put management of the internet under 
United Nations auspices is likely to be shelved at next month's world 
information summit in Geneva - but the issue is now firmly on the 
international agenda, summit sources say.

It will be one of the main bones of contention this week as government 
negotiators and non-governmental organisations descend on Geneva for the 
final round of preparatory talks on the draft declaration and plan of 
action due to be endorsed by heads of state and government at the summit on 
December 10-12.

However, UN officials say they see no compromise emerging. They expect 
governments to decide instead to continue talks on internet governance with 
the aim of reaching accord by 2005, when the second stage of the two-part 
summit is due to take place in Tunisia.

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