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*   South Korean Broadband Internet Access Hits 20 Percent
About 20 out of 100 South Koreans have access to high-speed Internet services, the world's highest penetration rate, the Ministry of Information and Communication said on Friday, Reuters via Yahoo! Tech (July 19, 2002)

*   Groups Vow Renewed Cable ISP Open-Access Fight
Public interest advocates today vowed to ratchet up the pressure on lawmakers and federal regulators in a bid to prevent cable companies from monopolizing high-speed Internet service, Washington Post (July 10, 2002)

*   On the Net, Speed Thrills
About 24 million Americans have cable modems, DSL or wireless high-speed connections to their homes, and are spending more time online, and doing more things on the Internet, according to the survey, which is based on interviews with 500 people, Washington Post (June 24, 2002)

*   People Choose Net Over Malls, TV
Internet users say high-speed connections have prompted them to spend more time online and less time in traffic, at the mall or on the couch watching television, according to a new study, Reuters via CNET News.com (June 24, 2002)

*   DSL Use Changes Habits
A study released today by the Pew Internet and American Life Project found that people changed their activities both on and off the computer when they acquired broadband service, Cox News Service via SiliconValley.com (June 23, 2002)

*   Getting a Lock on Broadband
How the FCC is paving the way for a few big companies to control everyone's high-speed Internet access, Salon (June 7, 2002)

*   Broadband by the Bootstraps
If you’ve ever dreamt about wresting control of your lousy Internet Service Provider, you will love the following story about some kindred spirits in the mountains of Summit County, Colorado who built their own high speed network, MSNBC (June 5, 2002)

*   Government Must Unleash Faster Net Connections, Cerf Says
One of the pioneers of the Internet said Monday that government must get involved for speedier connections to the Net to reach the masses, Dallas Morning News via SiliconValley.com (June 3, 2002)

*   FTC Approves AOL/Time Warner Deal
America Online won the blessing of U.S. antitrust authorities on Thursday to buy Time Warner in a $112.5 billion deal that will marry a new-economy Internet giant with a venerable old firm to create the world's biggest media company, Reuters (December 14, 2000)
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*   F.T.C. Review of AOL Deal in Final Stage
After months of negotiations, the antitrust review of the America Online and Time Warner merger now enters an endgame that, no matter its outcome, seems certain to set the government's competition policies for the largest Internet and telecommunications players for years to come, New York Times (November 6, 2000)

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*   F.T.C. Review of AOL Deal in Final Stage
After months of negotiations, the antitrust review of the America Online and Time Warner merger now enters an endgame that, no matter its outcome, seems certain to set the government's competition policies for the largest Internet and telecommunications players for years to come, New York Times (November 6, 2000)

*   Market Place: Happy Days After the AOL-Time Warner Merger
However, AOL stock has fallen almost a third since the deal was proposed, New York Times (November 2, 2000)
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*   EU Clears AOL Time Warner Deal, U.S. Issues Remain
Internet giant America Online Inc. won European approval on Wednesday for its $129 billion takeover of Time Warner Inc., after agreeing to sever all links with Germany's Bertelsmann AG, Reuters (October 11, 2000)

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*   Time Warner Sets High Terms for Access
Time Warner Inc. is requiring some Internet service providers to pay up to 75 percent of their revenue and relinquish some control of content to gain access to its high-speed network, Reuters (October 6, 2000)

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*   Rivals Say Choice Limited in AOL/Time Warner World
Consumers will face limited choices in the Internet world unless federal regulators impose conditions on America Online Inc.'s proposed purchase of Time Warner Inc., rivals of the merger partners told lawmakers on Friday, Reuters (October 6, 2000)

*   The Shot Heard 'Round the World Wide Web
Portland's David Olson Takes on AT+T in the Global War for the Internet, Williamette Week (August 11, 1999)

*   "Open Access" on Internet High Seas: Where the FCC is Loathe to Sail
This is the story of how a small group of citizens and two municipal governments in Oregon have drawn significant attention to a national communications policy issue, Journal of Municipal Telecommunications, Vol. 1 No. 1 (April 1, 1999)

*   "Open Access" on Internet High Seas: Where the FCC is Loathe to Sail
This is the story of how a small group of citizens and two municipal governments in Oregon have drawn significant attention to a national communications policy issue, Journal of Municipal Telecommunications, Vol. 1 No. 1 (April 1, 1999)

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