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US Refuses To Sign ITU Treaty Over Internet Provisions

An anonymous reader writes "The United States said today that it will not sign an international telecommunications treaty thanks to the inclusion of Internet-related provisions. According to the BBC, the U.K. and Canada have also pledged not to sign the treaty in its current form, while delegates from Denmark, the Czech Republic, Sweden, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Costa Rica, and Kenya also have reservations."

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  1. Congrats to Obama by onyxruby · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You finally had the epiphany to realize that not all treaties are good treaties. Now if Obama could get his head out of his ass about all the various **AA treaties that he keeps trying to get everyone to sign.