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April 9
New Report Shows What Internet Scams Cost Americans Most

April 7
Corporate Losses to Cybercrime Increasing, Survey Shows

March 28
Web Survey Finds Decline in Collection of Private Information

March 21
U.S. Calls for Global Access to Information Technology

March 20
Authorities Pursue Internet Child Pornography Suspects in 10 Countries

March 18
FBI Dismantles International Internet Child Pornography Ring

March 11
FTC Says Web Sites Closed by Court Due to Deceptive Practices

March 6
Global Internet Copyright Treaty Enters Into Force

February 27
Reps. Tauzin and Dingell on Broadband Spurs For New Economy

February 14
White House Advisor Briefs Senate Panel on Cybersecurity

February 7
U.S. House of Representatives Approves Cyber Security Legislation

January 31
Internet Project Gives Developing World New Access to Medical Data

January 28
White House Developing Plan for Information Infrastructure Security

January 23
Americans Should Get Smarter about Technology, Study Finds

January 22
More Countries Should Have Competitive Telecoms, OECD Says

January 16
Excerpt: WFP Launches Phone Network in Afghanistan

January 08
Excerpt: IOM Distributes Radios for Afghan Humanitarian Broadcasts

December 13
Text: Lawmaker Praises Bill to Create Radio Free Afghanistan

December 11
Text: Agents Crack Down on Global Internet Piracy Rings

December 6
Text: Senate Bill Would Establish Radio Free Afghanistan

December 3
Text: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Expands Central Asian Broadcasts

November 9
Text: U.N. Panel Examines How Internet Affects Drug Trafficking

November 2
Text: Justice Dept., Microsoft Reach Settlement on Antitrust Lawsuit

October 29
Text: Internet Watchdog Warns of Increased Cyber-Protests and Hacking

October 19
Fact Sheet: "e-APEC Strategy" Endorsed by Pacific Rim Ministers

October 9
Fact Sheet: Bush Names Terrorism, Cyberspace Security Advisors

October 2
Internet Ad Blitz Targeted by Federal Trade Commission

September 20
Text: U.S. Internet Companies Launch Relief Effort

September 19
Excerpts: New Worm Spreads Through Internet, Experts Warn

September 18
Excerpt: Attorney General Ashcroft Warns of New Computer Virus

September 17
Text: U.S. Internet Watchdogs Warn of Increased Hacking Activity

September 13
Text: FCC Chairman Statement on Terrorist Attack

September 6
Text: U.S. Census Bureau Reports on Computer, Internet Access
Grossman Says Technology Is Changing How Diplomacy Is Conducted
Sen. Allen Advocates Liberalized Export Regime for High-Tech Products

August 22
Text: U.S., Australian Groups Announce Internet Security Partnership

August 8
Byliner: Internet Is Likely New Target of Crime, Expert Warns

August 7
Excerpts: Malicious Software Still Threatens, but Crisis Averted

August 1
Text: Internet Security Agency Warns of "Code Red" Worm

July 30
Text: Alert Issued for Computer Worm

July 19
Article: USAID Official Praises African Role in Telecommunications

July 11
Text: Internet Survey Shows U.S. Public Favors Online Regulation

July 10
Text: UNDP Reports on Benefits of Information Technology

May 16
Text: Africa Benefiting from Increased Information Technology
Text: U.S. Lawmakers Review Internet Access in Africa
Text: Information Technology Aids African Development

May 04
Estonia, S. Korea Top List of E-Ready Among Mid-Income Economies

April 26
Text: FCC Decision on Deutsche Telekom Merger with Two U.S. Firms
Text: Federal Trade Commission Announcement of econsumer.gov

April 24
Text: U.S., European Business Groups Work to Establish Online Trust

April 22
Text: Summit Declaration on Connecting the Americas

April 19
Text: New Private-Sector Internet Security Alliance Launched

April 12
Article: U.S. Program Helping to Bridge Digital Divide with Africa

March 26
Text: U.S., Russian Authorities Crack Online Child Porn Ring

March 23
Article: World Wide Web Began Underwater 150 Years Ago

March 12
Text: FBI-backed Survey Shows Increasing Computer Crime

March 9
Article: Internet Telephony Meeting Draws Delegates from 70 Nations

March 8
Text: U.S. Warning on European-based Computer Hackers
Text: Census Bureau Surveys Online Business

March 7
Text: FCC Commissioner Ness on Regulation and Technology Growth
Article: Internet Voting Won't Solve U.S. Election Problems

March 6
Text: FBI Warning on Internet Fraud

February 22
Text: U.N. Report on Bridging Digital Divide

February 12
Article: Leadership is Key to E-commerce Expansion in the Developing World

February 8
Excerpts: Congressional Hearing on New Internet Domains

February 5
Text: U.S. Lab Study Says Computer Electricity Use Overestimated

January 31
Text: Nat'l Academy of Engineers Awards Granted to Internet Inventors

30 January
Text: Federal Trade Commission Release on Online Shopping
Article: Information Technologies (IT) Boost U.S. Economy
Text: Research on Children, Learning and Computers

19 January
Text: FCC Press Release on Broadcasters and Public Interest

18 January
Corporate America Offers Information Technology Aid
Text: Industry, government create security center
Text: U.S., EU to Reduce Barriers on Telecommunications Products

16 January
Fact Sheet: Clinton Administration Reports on Digital Progress
Text: Commerce Dept.'s Annual Report on Digital Progress

11 January
Article: Internet Crosses a Threshold in 2000 U.S. Elections
Fact Sheet: FCC Approves Merger of Time Warner and AOL

10 January
Fact Sheet: U.S. Export Controls on High Performance Computers

05 January, 2001
Text: Business, Government Join FBI
Effort to Protect Computer Security

19 December, 2000
Excerpts: Study Commission Endorses Web-based Education

8 December
Text: USTR Barshefsky on WTO Action Concerning E-Commerce
Article: FCC's Kennard on Telecommunications Initiative

5 December
Text: FCC Chair Kennard Supports
Universal Access to Telecommunications

28 November
Text: FCC will Regulate Newly Privatized INTELSAT Telecom Provider

22 November
Text: Evidence Supports E-commerce's Economic Benefits

24 October
Text: Natl. Research Council Issues Report on High-tech Labor Market

23 October
Text: USTR Barshefsky on Networked Economy Initiative

20 October
Text: Congressional Commission Report on Children's Online Protection
Text: State's Larson on Information Technology and Development

12 October
Text: FCC Transfers More Airwaves Spectrum for Commercial Use

5 October
Article: U.S. Gov't Ensuring Access for Disabled to IT

4 October
Text: National Research Council Analysis of Internet Infrastructure
Article: Internet Is Fertile Ground for Sowing Democracy
Article: Dyson Says Internet Opens the Door to Global Dialogue
Article: Information Revolution Has Only Just Begun, Expert Says
Article: Senegal First African Nation to Get "Digital Divide" Project

2 October
Text: US-Egyptian companies sign technology cooperation agreement
Article: Information Technology is Best Spurred by Private Sector
Article: New Technologies Redefine Public Diplomacy
Text: Larson Looks at Benefits of Information Technology

29 September
Article: Privacy Intrusions Seen to Threaten Growth of E-Commerce

28 September
Text: U.S. Commerce Department on Advanced Technology Awards

27 September
Text: Commerce Dept. Official on Future U.S. Growth

26 September
Text: Commerce Dept.'s Mineta on Inadequate E-Commerce Privacy

21 September
Text: White House Fact Sheet on Communications Initiatives

19 September
Text: Commerce Secretary Mineta on Internet Privacy

11 September
Excerpts: Study on Expanding Communications Technology in Schools

06 September
Text: FTC on Consumer Protection in Global E-Commerce

27 August
Fact Sheet: Nigeria - Bridging the Digital Divide

22 August
Excerpts: Survey Measures Nations Preparedness for Digital Economy

14 August
Text: U.S. Business Urged to Invest in Africa's Communications
Text: U.S., Chile Announce Programs to Promote Electronic Commerce

10 August
Text: U.S. and Argentina Expand E-Commerce Cooperation

07 August
Article: G-8 Nations Highlight Need for Universal Internet Access

03 August
Text: FCC Report on Deployment of Telecom Services in U.S.

August 01
Article: IT Offers Potential Wealth to Developing Countries

31 July
Text: U.S.-EU Agree on Data Privacy, Commerce Says

July 28
Excerpts: Congressional Testimony on Cybercrime Strategies

July 26
Text: U.S., Mexico Sign Agreement for Satellite Digital Audio Service

July 25
Commerce Official Discusses E-Commerce and the European Union

July 24
Text: Okinawa Charter on Global Information Society
Text: Clinton Joins G-8 in Creation of Digital Opportunity Task Force
Fact Sheet: G-8 on Disease, Education, Information Technology

July 20
Text: State Dept's Lee on Wireless Telecommunications
Text: Dickinson on Internet Piracy of Music, Software

July 19
Text: Clinton July 18 Statement on U.S.-Japan Interconnection Rates
Text: USTR July 18 Press Release on Japan Interconnection Rates

June 30
Transcript: Clinton on Signing Electronic Signatures Legislation

June 26
Text: White House Announcement on Online Government Services

June 23
Transcript: Reno Address on Cybercrime

June 21
Text: Opinion Poll Shows Fears of Criminal Activity Online

June 16
Text: Clinton Statement on Electronic Signature Legislation

June 15
Excerpts: FTC, Industry Experts on Online Privacy

June 14
Text: Eizenstat on EC's Value-Added Tax Proposal for Some E-Commerce

June 12
Text: FCC on Expanding Undersea Communications Cables

June 9
Article: Twenty Percent of Children on Internet Report Sexual Advance
Text: Sen. Lieberman on Online Protections

June 07
Text: Barshefsky on Trade in Information Technology
Text: Commerce's Daley on Joint U.S.-Jordan E-Commerce Statement
Article: Telcom Conference Sets Stage for New Communications Systems

June 05
Text: V-P Gore Releases Report on Digital Economy of the 21st Century

June 01
Text: Daley on E-Commerce Growth Between U.S. and EU
Fact Sheet: Gore Announces Internet Initiative with Jordan

May 31
Fact Sheet: U.S.-EU Data Privacy Accord

May 30
Transcript: Clinton's Remarks at Portuguese Science Center

May 23
Texts: Daley and FTC's Pitofsky Clash over Internet Privacy

May 19
U.S. Govt. was Disrupted by Computer Virus, GAO Says
USG Describe Computer Virus Damage Control

May 18
Byliner: Under Secretary of State Larson on the Digital Divide
Byliner: Commerce Dept. General Counsel Pincus on E-Commerce
Byliner: FTC's Bernstein Tackles E-Commerce Fraud
Byliner: Building a Global Framework for E-Commerce Byliner: CERT'S Cross on Internet Security
Byliner: Clark on Internet Development in Poland
Byliner: Amazon.com's V-P on Global, Electronic Retailing

May 16
Text: Sen. Lieberman Statement on Stopping Unwanted E-mail

May 12
Article: Computer Virus Underscores Need for More I-T Research

May 10
Transcript: NRC Presents Report on Information Technology
Excerpts: FBI Announcement of Internet Fraud Complaint Center

May 04
Text: Rural Areas Lag Behind Cities in Gaining Broadband Access

April 30
Text: Clinton Emphasizes Internet Policies

April 18
Text: Clinton Seeks Support for Bridging the Digital Divide

March 28
Testimony: Senators Seek Protections from Attacks Aimed at Computers
Testimony: Sen. Leahy Wants Stronger Weapons to Fight Computer Crime
Text: Survey on Children's Internet Use

March 21 Text: U.S. DOJ Launches Worldwide Web Site Focused on Cybercrime

March 15
Text: U.S., European Union Agree on "Safe Harbor" for Data Privacy

March 13
Text: U.S. Official on Computer Security

March 09
Text: U.S. Report on Controlling Crime on the Internet - Executive Summary

February 23
Text: NRC Report on Providing Health Care over the Internet

February 15
Transcript: Clinton on Computer Security Measures
Fact Sheet: Strengthening Cyber Security Through Public-Private Partnership
Fact Sheet: Key Initiatives to Protect Federal Computer Systems

February 09
Text: FCC Chairman Comments on Telecommunications Progress

February 02
Fact Sheet: White House Initiatives to Close Digital Divide

January 03 2000
Text: McConnell on Global Effects of Y2K

December 23 1999
Text: U.S. Census Bureau on Technological Advances

December 22
Article: Holiday Shoppers Buy into Internet Retailing
Article: Building Bridges across the Digital Divide

December 17
Text: Gore Announces Efforts to Expand and Improve On-Line Services

December 13
U.S. Government Helping to Promote Global Internet Revolution

December 10
Article: "Digital Divide" Seen As Threat to Progress in Hemisphere

December 09
Memorandum For The Heads Of Executive Departments And Agencies
Text: Commerce's Daley on Bridging the Digital Divide
Transcript: Clinton Statement on Bridging the Digital Divide

December 07
On-Line Database of International Measurements Unveiled
NGOs call for greater greater Internet privacy protections

November 29
Text: Gore Initiative on Facilitating Electronic Commerce

November 27
Text: President's Radio Address on E-Commerce

November 24
Article: Reallocation of GPS Spectrum Could Compromise Global Systems

November 21
Text: Remarks by the President at the Third Way Conference

November 18
Text: FCC Release on Advanced Telecommunications Services

November 17
Text: Kennard on Funding Internet Access

November 15
Article: State Department Expands Special Web Site for Cuba

November 10
Text: FCC's Tristani on Broadband Access

November 04
Article: U.S. Corporations Warned of Cyber-Terrorism
Text: Y2K Council Chairman Koskinen on Year-end Preparations

November 03
Text: Analysis on Intellectual Property Rights, Electronic Media
Text: FTC Commission Official Testifies on Unsolicited E-mail
Text: House Commerce Chairman Comments on Spamming
Text: New Jersey Lawmaker Advocates Anti-Spam Bill

October 28
Role of Standards in the Growth of Global Economic Commercev(format this one)

October 27
Text: Sen. Daschle Says Rural Areas Need Internet Access

October 25
Article: U.S. Officials Confident Nuclear Plants Ready for Y2K

October 20
Text: Food & Drug Administration on Cell Phone Safety

October 05
Text: How Internet Access Benefits Children
Article: Y2K Remediation Brings Long-Term Dividends

September 30
Article: Software Industry Creates Jobs, Income for Americas, Says Study

September 29
Text: FCC on Telecommunications Accessibility for the Disabled

September 23
Text: FCC Chairman on Global Internet Expansion

September 21
Text: Amb. Hall Salzburg Speech on Ending Online Child Pornography

September 17
Text: FCC Chairman on Internet Future

September 16
Press Briefing on Encryption by Deputy National Security Advisor Jim Steinberg, Attorney General Janet Reno, others


Updated December 20, 2000
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