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Regulatory robertshaw.info references to the changing regulatory environment. ![]() Bush Promises 'Aggressive' Expansion of Broadband[New York Times: Technology]: Bush Promises 'Aggressive' Expansion of Broadband. US President Bush told high-tech executives on Thursday that federal regulators would take steps to expand high-speed Internet access. According to this OECD Report, the United States was ranked as 4th in broadband teledensity, behind Korea, Canada and Sweden. 12:33:52 PM![]() Toward the end of a self-regulated InternetProfessor Michael Geist of the University of Ottawa Law School has written a piece entitled Public's Role in Net Governance Threatened where he argues that ICANN's failure to facilitate meaningful public participation and accountability has led the return of government with the U.S., E.U., and United Nations all arguing for greater government involvement. He notes that both ICANN supporters and critics have also begun to look to government for support. 10:26:40 AM![]()
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