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Cell Phone and Internet Usage Grew Despite Economy

(Feb. 23) -- Even as the global economy tanked, cell phone and Internet usage continued to skyrocket last year, according to a report by the International Telecommunication Union. In developing countries, cell phone usage reached an estimated 57 percent of the population by the end of 2009, the first year that number has...

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05/31/12 INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION: ITU calls for... Source: TMCnet ITU today called for greater international co-operation between governments and the ICT industry to tackle the global nature of today's cybersecurity threats.
05/31/12 ITU Issues New 3DTV Recommendations Source: Broadcasting and Cable After collaboration with a number of industry experts, broadcasters and regulators, the International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) has issued suggested standards or recommendations that will provide the 3D TV industry with new tools for improving programming and the viewing experience.
05/31/12 Will Congress Give UN More Control of the Internet? Source: CNN Blogs U.S. lawmakers will delve on Thursday into an international debate on whether to hand more control of the Internet to the United Nations, a move many fear would turn it into a political bargaining chip for censorship and global taxes on Web companies.
05/28/12 Russia calls for internet revolution Source: Russia Today Russia backed by China and India is pushing through a takeover of the internet by a UN supranational agency to make the web truly universal.
05/20/12 WSIS Forum 2012 Concludes Source: Business Wire Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2012 concludes today in Geneva, Switzerland on a high note for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) delegation that partook in the five-day international event.

Background on international telecommunication union

[[File:ITU monument, Bern.jpg|thumb|230px|Monument in Bern, Switzerland. The text reads: "Union Télégraphique Internationale fondée à Paris en 1865 sur l'initiative du gouvernement français.

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