1. COMPUTER CRIME 2

• BRAZIL Internet crimes 2

2. CONSUMER PROTECTION 2

• Canada Ontario imposes Internet consumer contract protections 2

• Luxembourg Consumer protection in distance contracts 3

3. DATA PROTECTION 3

• COLOMBIA Limit to personal data access in government databases 3

• France CNIL report on spamming 3

• UK Public authorities' access to communications data 4

4. DIGITAL SIGNATURES 4

• LEBANON Central Bank proposed as certification authority 4

• MEXICO Bill on eSignatures and certification institutions 4

5. DOMAIN NAMES 5

• NETHERLANDS Modification of rules on registration of ".nl" 5

• SWEDEN The ".se" top-level domain 5

6. ELECTRONIC COMMERCE 5

• Canada Webtrading disclaimers held unenforceable 5

• NEW ZEALAND The Electronic Transactions Act 2002 6

7. ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT 6

• BRAZIL On-line Official Gazette deemed valid 6

8. EMPLOYMENT 6

• GERMANY Employees' survey by foreign parent company 6

9. FINANCIAL SERVICES 6

• TURKEY Capital market legislation update and projections 6

10. INFORMATION SOCIETY POLICY 7

• BRAZIL Changes in Internet access 7

• COLOMBIA Regulation on protection of minors on the Internet 7

• COLOMBIA Options to reduce thee digital gaps 7

• EU Consultation on digital TV and 3G 7

• SPAIN Expert Committee to assess basis for Infosoc development 8

• SPAIN Bills to regulate telecom and audiviosual 8

11. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 8

• Canada Higher life form held not patentable 8

• EU Eastern enlargement: what meaning for CTM 9

• GERMANY More holder rights for copyright infringement 9

• Luxembourg Higher costs for Benelux trademarks 10

• SOUTH AFRICA Amendments to trademarks 10

12. MARKET ACCESS 11

• CHILE Free trade agreement between Chile and USA 11

13. MEDIA 11

• EU 4th report on application of "Television without Frontiers" 11

• GERMANY Rules on advertising liberalized 11

• INDIA Parliament passes Cable Television Bill 12

• MEXICO New Radio and Television Law initiative presented 12

• SPAIN Changes in the television regulatory framework 12

• SWEDEN Freedom of speech in new media 13

14. TELECOMMUNICATIONS 13

• BRAZIL Expected changes in the Communication Policy 13

• BRAZIL Renewal of fixed telephony licenses 13

• COLOMBIA Controversy due to emergence of 3G standards 13

• COLOMBIA Prepaid services to be regulated 14

• INDIA Supreme Court sets aside TDSAT's order on WLL 14

• INDIA TRAI issues voice quality norms for ILD operators 14

• ITALY Incentives in favour of new telecom investments 14

• MEXICO Amendments to the regulations of Telecom Commission? 15

• NEW ZEALAND First access determination under Telecom Act 15

• PORTUGAL Telecom incumbent purchases public fixed network 15

• Portugal The closing of Oniway 15 SPAIN Agreement on UMTS 15

• SPAIN New Chairman for Telecom Market Commission 16

• UK Auction of 3.4 GHz radio spectrum for 2003 16

• UK Communications Bill introduced 16

• UK Oftel consults on wholesale line rental product 16

• UK LLU: Oftel to provide co-mingling 17

15. UNIVERSAL SERVICE 17

• AUSTRIA Procedure for cost allocation 17

• MEXICO Mexican Universal Service Fund 17

16. WEB SITES 18

• EU National legislation on e-Commerce, the easy way 18

17. PRIVACY. 14

• LUXEMBOURG New bill on the locating of telecommunications. 14

Commentary 18

• CANADA Ownership and control restrictions: time for a change? 18

Event 20

• Young Lawyers Writing Competition 20

EDITOR / EDITORIAL BOARD 22
TABLE OF CONTENTS BY COUNTRY 23