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November 16, 2005

Phew

ICANN and the US will remain in control of the internet backbone.

I didn't really expect anything else, but with many of the wishy-washy politicians we have around lately, you never know.

Update: A good editorial from the WSJ, though anti-climactic. I think its importance is the understanding that despots didn't support the UN power-grab because they want to help starving children log on to Disney.com. (HT: Glenn Reynolds)

Posted by TLorin at November 16, 2005 12:43 PM

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