In an audit of 106 UK Web sites, the firm found that most companies fail to comply with these regulations. According to Svensen companies can relax until Web site legalities become a regulatory issue: "It will become real when all the regulatory...
A European Parliament committee recently voted to relax regulations on selling over the internet. In a report entitled "Consumer Protection in the Global Electronic Marketplace: Looking Ahead", published earlier this week, the FTC addresses the...
However, the plans for Mimi were eventually shelved to preserve the company's family-friendly image. In January 2000, search engine Ask Jeeves confirmed it purchased web addresses for "asksex.com" and "askadult.com" in preparation for launching a...
The Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator Richard Alston, said while the code had been in place for several months, "its registration by the [Australian Communications Authority] will enable the ACA to direct...
This migration to IP will allow carriers such as Verizon and SBC to consolidate their networks so that all traffic, whether it's email, web surfing or voice calls, travel over a single network. Kagoor's products have been installed in more than 100...
More co-regulatory bodies In a telecoms market already littered with new co-regulatory bodies, the NGN consultation has proposed not one but two more agencies. The cynics might suggest that co-regulatory bodies provide Ofcom with an escape hatch...