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UN: worldwide internet users hit two billion, cellphone ...
By Donald Melanson
The UN's International Telecommunication Union predicted last fall that the
number of internet users worldwide would hit two billion by the end of 20.
<http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/28/un-worldwide-internet-users-hit-two-billion-cellphone-subscript/>
Engadget
<http://www.engadget.com/>

Egypt's internet shutdown sparks a communications battle | VentureBeat
By Dean Takahashi
Freedom of expression and internet access go hand in hand. By shutting down
the internet, the Egyptian government has sparked a wider battle about
communications, technology, and free speech that goes beyond issues of
concern among the ...
<http://venturebeat.com/2011/01/28/egypts-internet-shutdown-sparks-a-communications-battle/>
VentureBeat
<http://venturebeat.com/>

How Egypt Switched Off the Internet: Tech News and Analysis «
By Bobbie Johnson
Egypt's astonishing decision to shut down communications with the outside
world — blocking the Internet for millions of people — might look like
a wild reaction by an under-pressure government. But evidence suggests it's
a well-planned ...
<http://gigaom.com/2011/01/28/how-egypt-switched-off-the-internet/>
GigaOMTech
<http://gigaom.com/>

Watching Egypt disappear from the Internet - Internet - Committee ...
By Danny O'Brien/CPJ Internet Advocacy Coordinator
My colleague at CPJ, Mohamed Abdel Dayem, was the first to mail me. "Just
a second ago," he wrote, "about 10 contacts of mine all disappeared off
instant messaging in unison. That cannot be a coincidence."...
<http://cpj.org/internet/2011/01/watching-egypt-disappear-from-the-internet.php>
Committee to Protect Journalists
<http://cpj.org/blog/>

How Egypt Turned Off the Internet
By Kyle VanHemert
Yesterday, something unprecedented happened: Egypt turned off the internet.
A nation of 80000000 instantly disconnected. So how'd they do it?
<http://gizmodo.com/5746121/how-egypt-turned-off-the-internet>
Gizmodo
<http://gizmodo.com/>

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