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UN Body Mulls Web Access Overhaul

When the International Telecommunications Union meets early next month, the UN body is expected to consider several proposals that could fundamentally alter the Web, and the business of online content. In particular, the Associated Press expects European-backed suggestions to change the pay structure of the Web to force content providers, including Google and Facebook, “to kick in an extra fee to reach users across borders.”

 

 

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