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Clashes over Internet rules to mark Dubai meeting

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Participants listen Monday to the speech of Hamdoun Toure, Secretary General of International Telecommunication Union, ITU, seen on screens, at the 11th day of the World Conference on International Telecommunication in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The head of the U.N.'s telecommunication overseers sought Monday to quell worries about possible moves toward greater Internet controls during global talks in Dubai, but any attempts for increased Web regulations are likely to face stiff opposition from groups led by a major U.S. delegation.

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The U.N.'s top telecommunications overseer sought Monday to quell worries about greater Internet controls emerging from global talks in Dubai, but any attempts for major Web regulations will likely face stiff opposition from groups led by a high-powered U.S. delegation. The 11-day conference, seeking to update codes last reviewed when the Web was virtually unknown, highlights the fundamental shift from tightly managed telecommunications networks to the borderless sweep of the Internet.