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Slideshow: U.S. Maintains Control of Net

An eleventh-hour agreement at a U.N. summit leaves the internet under the stewardship of the United States, although a newly created global forum will have some influence in internet issues. Kevin Poulsen reports from Tunis, Tunisia.
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Yoshio Utsumi, secretary-general of the summit, claimed Tunis has already "opened a new page in internet history."Kevin Poulsen

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An estimated 10,000 participants from around the world are gathering at the sprawling Kram Palexpo center outside central Tunis.

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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said the new internet governance forum represents progress in a contentious area, but couldn't guarantee the U.S. role would not be challenged again.

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An empty summit chamber before the first session of the World Summit on the Information Society.

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