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To: Secret_Agent_Man who wrote (890)	11/30/1998 7:31:00 AM
From: Manly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1634

Where is everyone! Still sleeping trying to gain enough energy to get us through this ride. Here's info on Clinton's meeting today! Clinton to boost 'Net policy New online agenda includes renewed anti-regulatory stance, SBA loans November 30, 1998: 7:05 a.m. ET New unit fights 'Net fraud - Sept. 2, 1998 Illegal 'Net tax legitimized - May 5, 1998 It's National Online Shopping Week! The Electronic Commerce Guide NEW YORK (CNNfn) - The White House is set to introduce a sweeping new Internet policy Monday which may include incentives to countries who keep the channels of electronic commerce open. The Clinton Administration is scheduled to unveil its electronic commerce agenda Monday morning at a retirement ceremony for Internet development guru and Senior Policy Advisor Ira Magaziner. Insiders expect the government to encourage small businesses to use the Internet, authorizing Small Business Administration loans for that purpose, according to published reports. The initiative is also likely to include provisions for financial and technological support for developing nations seeking expanded Internet presence, possibly including World Bank funding and satellite links to areas without existing data networks. The White House has not yet settled on the size and scope of such support, according to a Monday report in the Wall Street Journal. Magaziner said that the aid would be contingent on nations agreeing to keep a loose regulatory stance on the network, particularly on issues of electronic commerce. "We think the Internet can be a great tool for developing economies in these nations," he told the Journal. "And we want to make certain that these technologies don't just become a tool for the rich." To protect worldwide consumers, the White House is also set to push for international trade agreements that will hold all Internet vendors to shared ethical standards, including truth in advertising. An opponent of Internet regulation, Magaziner was instrumental in July's three-year moratorium on new taxation of electronic commerce. He will step down in January.