The table of contents of this newsletter is reproduced below:

NEWS 2
1. CONTRACT LAW 2

• EU Commission communication on European contract law 2

2. COMPETITION 2

• IRELAND Significant market power in the Irish telecommunications sector 2
  ITALY Internet services 2
  UK Local loop unbundling: discrimination complaint 2
  UK Initial competition review of Internet connectivity 3

3. COMPUTER CRIME 3

• CANADA Internet gambling 3
  US Court affirms judgment against Internet gambling operation 3

4. CONSUMER PROTECTION 4

• GERMANY Abrogation of Discount Act and its effects 4
  THE NETHERLANDS Distance Contracts Directive finally implemented 4

5. DATA PROTECTION 4

• SWEDEN Personal data and the Internet: first ruling from the Supreme Court 4
  THE NETHERLANDS New Privacy Act 5
  US Information security standards 5

6. DIGITAL SIGNATURES 5

• BRAZIL Digital signature and electronic certification rules 5
  EU European Commission clears "Identrus", a network for the authentication of electronic signatures 6
  INTERNATIONAL Digital Signature Law Survey 6

7. ELECTRONIC COMMERCE 6

• ARGENTINA New BILL on electronic messages protection 6
  EU The ICC denounces the country-of-destination criterion in cross-border e-commerce disputes 6

8. ELECTRONIC DEMOCRACY 7

• EGYPT E-government 7

9. FINANCIAL SERVICES 7

• LEBANON Electronic banking and financial transactions 7
  NEW ZEALAND Electronic forms of communication in place of traditional paper-based methods 7

10. INFORMATION SOCIETY POLICY 8

• MEXICO Project E-Mexico 8

11. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 8

• EU Agreement with the US in the copyright dispute 8
  EU The EC refers United Kingdom to Court of Justice 8
  GERMANY Two leading decisions of Federal Supreme Court end dispute on domain names 9
  HONG KONG The death of copyright in the digital era 9

12. MEDIA 10

• BRAZIL The broadcast law and the communications model 10
  ITALY Digital TV regulation 10

13. TAX 10

• FRANCE The tax authorities open up to Internet 10

14. TELECOMMUNICATIONS 11

• BELGIUM Cost-oriented IC traffics for Belgacom Mobile 11
  BRAZIL Satellite auction 11
  CHILE Subtel analyses structural amendments to telecommunications regulation 11
  EU New safety standards for mobile phones 12
  LUXEMBOURG Amendment to the Telecommunications Act 12
  MEXICO Discussions of the amendments to the Federal Telecommunications Law delayed 12
  MEXICO The role of the Federal Telecommunications Commission 13
  MEXICO Foreign investment under the new Federal Telecommunications Law 13
  PORTUGAL Blocked access to audiotext services 13
  COMMENTARIES 14
  AUSTRIA The new concept of market dominance in the proposed EU telecommunications framework (part ii) 14
  IRELAND MVNOs: what's going on? 15

EDITOR / EDITORIAL BOARD 18
TABLE OF CONTENTS BY COUNTRY 19