Battle for control of the internet spills into the open at WCIT

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UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon stakes claim to the internet in opening day of WCIT

The World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) has opened today, but has been overshadowed by allegations that the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is plotting to take control of t...

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