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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8735

26 June 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 28 / 39
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/internet
Committee of the Regions comments on spam

Brussels, 25/06/2004 (Agence Europe) - The fight against spam is one of the key challenges facing the Internet. Unsolicited commercial communications by e-mail now account for more than 50% of global e-mail traffic, against 7% in 2001. Spam is a problem not only on grounds of privacy, deception of customers, protection of minors and human dignity, but it also represents a commercial threat. It means extra costs for businesses and lost productivity and this state of affairs is likely to turn...

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