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InternetNews April 13, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Tyco's Sale to Indian Carrier Passes Muster The sale of the undersea fiber-optic network to Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited for $130 million does not threaten national security, a U.S. panel ruled.
InternetNews April 13, 2005 Roy Mark	Data Brokers Step Into Senate Panel's Fire Compliance with the California law on disclosing data breaches has resulted in a series of embarrassing public-data hijacking admissions. The Senate is now grilling data brokers and considering federal legislation.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2005 Tim Beyers	The Real Price of Spam A 30-year-old spammer is sentenced to nine years in prison. How will that compare to Bernie Ebbers' fate? He gets sentenced June 13 for an $11 billion fraud that bilked millions of investors. The feeling is that he won't be asked to serve nine years, let alone nine months.
InternetNews April 12, 2005 Roy Mark	Telecom Reform Not Likely in 2005 National Chamber of Commerce chief predicts Congress not likely to pass legislation this year, including key changes to the Universal Service Fund consumers pay.
InternetNews April 12, 2005 Roy Mark	Feinstein Tightens ID Theft Proposal California Democrat calls for national notification law just before Senate hearing.
AFP eWire April 11, 2005	Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing on Charitable Reforms The April 5, 2005 hearing addressed proposals designed to curb abuses involving tax-exempt organizations.
InternetNews April 11, 2005 Roy Mark	Lawmaker To Nix Century-Old Tax on 'Net Senator introduces bill to keep Internet services free from Federal Excise Tax.
Information Today April 2005 Miriam A. Drake	GPO Seeks Public-Private Partnership The U.S. Government Printing Office is looking to distribute publications to private sector retailers such as bookstores and newsstands to increase access to government information.
InternetNews April 8, 2005 Roy Mark	Antigua Claims Its Share of WTO Decision Complicated ruling on Internet gambling has both the U.S. and Antigua claiming victory. In the end, though, some claim it doesn't matter at all.
InternetNews April 8, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas	Fresno Cops to Get Broadband Wireless IBM will build a next-generation communications system for real-time images and communications.
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