Fwd: Network traffic trading service shuts down (was Re: BNA's Internet Law News (ILN) - 12/18/00)

[Fearghas McKay <]

FYI

	Fearghas

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Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 11:22:58 -0800
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Subject: Network traffic trading service shuts down (was Re: BNA's
 Internet Law News (ILN) - 12/18/00)

At 9:01 AM -0500 on 12/18/00, BNA Highlights wrote:


>  NETWORK TRAFFIC TRADING SERVICE SHUT DOWN
>  A Kenyan network trading service, which allowed ISPs to
>  exchange local network traffic, has been shut down by the
>  Communications Commission of Kenya.  The Commission's
>  actions uphold the monopoly held by the national Kenyan
>  telecom carrier.
>  http://www.kixp.net/kixp_fire.html
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