FTC urges Web privacy law; passage unlikely

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The Federal Trade Commission's recommendation that Congress should pass a law regulating online privacy was not warmly received by legislators. Legislators, however, agreed that a law would be needed in the future to integrate state rules on online privacy. The FTC noted as part of its recommendation that Web sites should be restricted as to how they use the information which they collect from consumers through surveys and software which are able to track consumer preferences.

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FTC not likely to force AOL's instant messaging open

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Sources familiar with America Online's proposed merger with Time Warner say that the FTC is not likely to compel AOL to open up its dominant instant-messaging service to competitors. Some government officials concede that AOL's Instant Messenger is considered an "information service" rather than an "telecommunications service." Another factor is that AOL's instant messaging service is provided free and therefore has no business "market."

Government regulation (cont), America Online Inc.

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FCC orders Bells to share Internet lines

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Telephone companies received a directive from the FCC to share phone lines to push for faster Internet connection to residential and corporate customers. The commission has imposed new rules that aim to increase competition in the telecom sector, resulting in lower costs for digital service. The directive is projected to facilitate the availability of DSL on 50 million phone lines by 2001.

Telephone Communications

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