EU - Broadband now tops Net agenda (Reuters)
The European Commission is putting high-speed Internet access at the top of its strategy to boost e-commerce and turn the European Union into the world's most competitive economy by 2010. 16 February 2002
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USA - FCC launches broadband debate (Reuters)
Federal regulators launched what will likely be a fierce debate over what rules should govern high-speed Internet service across traditional telephone lines.16 February 2002