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[FYI] (Fwd) FC: UN retreats from email tax; MS win no effect on
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- Date: Sat, 17 Jul 1999 12:44:49 +0100
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Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 17:00:20 -0400
To: politech@vorlon.mit.edu
From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
Subject: FC: UN retreats from email tax; MS win no effect on US case
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http://www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/20784.html
UN Retreats from Email Tax
by Declan McCullagh
12:00 p.m. 16.Jul.99.PDT
WASHINGTON -- A United Nations agency
is backing away from a report in which it
recommended Internet email taxes to help
developing nations.
In response to public outcry and
congressional opposition, the United
Nations Development Program said that it
has "no plans" to levy taxes on anyone.
[...]
http://www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/20787.html
MS Victory Portends Nothing
by Declan McCullagh
1:15 p.m. 16.Jul.99.PDT
WASHINGTON -- Microsoft's victory in the
private antitrust case brought by Bristol
Technology will have no direct affect on
the Justice Department's lawsuit, experts
say.
"The influence on the federal case is
entirely indirect," says William Kovacic, an
antitrust law professor at George Washington
University.
[...]
Also:
FBI upgraded fingerprint database
http://www.wired.com/news/news/technology/story/20782.html
Senators encrypt bill with PGP
http://www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/20775.html
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