1. COMPETITION 1

• FINLAND FICORA issues regulation on mobile phone No portability 1
• MEXICO Antitrust concerns: implementing sound regulation 2
• TURKEY Dominance in the mobile telecoms market 2

2. COMPUTER CRIME 3

• BRAZIL Law powers up piracy combat weapons 3

3. CONSUMER PROTECTION 3

• AUSTRIA New rules on unsolicited commercial communication 3
• UK Persistent misuse of electronic communications 4

4. DIGITAL SIGNATURES 4

• MEXICO New regulations on electronic signature 4

5. DOMAIN NAMES 4

• FINLAND New act on Finnish domain names 4

6. ELECTRONIC COMMERCE 5

• CANADA Enforceability of webwrap agreements 5

7. FINANCIAL SERVICES 5

• LUX New law fostering IT outsourcing in the financial sector 5

8. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 5

• BRAZIL Legal protection for software 5
• EU Regulation on enforcement of intellectual property rights 6
• INDIA India grants first exclusive marketing rights 6
• INDIA New IP laws enter into force 7
• INDIA Supreme Court clears telecast of Karishma 7

9. MARKET ACCESS 8

• BRAZIL Anatel announces creation of a new public service 8
• CANADA Foreign ownership in the communications sector 8

10. MEDIA 9

• INDIA MIB revises uplinking guidelines 9

11. PRIVACY 10

• ARGENTINA Courts address the use of labor e-mail accounts 10
• ITALY New Code for privacy protection 10

12. TARIFFS 10

• UK Policy statement following review of two-part charging 10

13. TAX 11

• BRAZIL ISS on IP-related services 11
• INDIA Maintenance of PCs not subject to service tax 11
• INDIA Server held to constitute permanent establishment 11
• INDIA Service tax to BPO companies 11
• INDIA Task force examines issue of taxing foreign clients 12
• MEXICO Special telecom tax upheld 12

14. TELECOMMUNICATIONS 13

• AUSTRIA New Telecommunications Act 2003 13
• CHILE WI-FI technology is now a reality 13
• HK Regulation of change of shareholdings of telecom companies 13
• HK Telecom service operators' access to private buildings 13
• ITALY The Telecommunications Code 14
• MEXICO Strenghtening of COFETEL's authority 14
• NEW ZEALAND Commerce commission recommends LLU 14
• UK Government decision released on use of GSM Gateways 15

COMMENTARY 15

• FRANCE Use of personal data for marketing purposes 15

EVENTS 12

• LUXEMBOURG First International Congress on Trustmarks in e-Commerce 12

EDITOR / EDITORIAL BOARD 17
TABLE OF CONTENTS BY COUNTRY 18