<P>Dear Steve</P>
<P>This reminds me Bill McIver's message concerning Microsoft quasi-patent of IPv6 protocol. </P>
<P>Did you get it ? </P>
<P>Best regards</P>
<P>Jean-Louis Fullsack </P><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #ff0000 2px solid">> Message du 24/03/05 16:52<BR>> De : "Steve Buckley" <SBUCKLEY@GN.APC.ORG><BR>> A : plenary@wsis-cs.org<BR>> Copie à : <BR>> Objet : [WSIS CS-Plenary] Internet governance, Microsoft and IPTV<BR>> <BR>> Question?<BR>> ...has there been any discussion in the WGIG on IPTV?<BR>> <BR>> Steve<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> (from Digital Television Group)<BR>> Microsoft deals enable domination of IPTV<BR>> <BR>> Microsoft has reportedly secured deals with telecoms operators in the US <BR>> and Europe which will enable the software giant to dominate the emerging <BR>> market for internet protocol television (IPTV). According to The Business, <BR>> deals already in place with a jigsaw of operators mean 75% of fixed <BR>> telephony lines will use Microsoft software to deliver full broadcast and <BR>> on-demand television services.<BR>> <BR>> Full report:<BR>> <BR>> http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?&id=748<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ------------------------------------------------------------<BR>> Please note my new contact details:<BR>> ------------------------------------------------------------<BR>> Steve Buckley<BR>> 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield S1 2BX - U.K.<BR>> Email: sbuckley@gn.apc.org<BR>> Tel: +44 114 220 1426<BR>> ------------------------------------------------------------<BR>> www.communitymediasolutions.co.uk<BR>> ------------------------------------------------------------<BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> Plenary mailing list<BR>> Plenary@wsis-cs.org<BR>> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary<BR>> <BR>> </BLOCKQUOTE>