A deal may be in the works to avoid a major trade dispute when Japan hosts a summit meeting of leaders from the richest industrialized nations. Mergers WorldCom and Sprint presented their merger case before a closed-door session of European Union regulators yesterday. The European Union has antitrust authority over mergers of American companies with significant European sales. Sources say WorldCom and Sprint stressed their willingness to divest Sprint's Internet operations. EdTech Many school districts are encouraging students to only use the email addresses assigned to them by their school rather than free email sites.
Email sent from the free sites is hard to track and ties up networking resources.
The schools are trying to manage limited network resources and keep an eye on students as they traverse the Internet. We want them to have some responsibility. The idea comes from Chairman William E. Kennard as part of a package of solutions to address the growing demand for radio spectrum. The idea drew praise in February at the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association convention, but now is drawing increasing fire. As concerns grow about privacy on the Internet, Lessig suggests that the solution lies not in policy, but in technology.