From: IN%"educom@elanor.oit.unc.edu" 16-MAY-1996 23:29:38.03

AOL TEAMS UP FOR E-COMMERCE America Online has cut deals to license encryption, digital signature, and electronic transaction and funds transfer technologies from a variety of companies, including CyberCash, IBM infoMarket, RSA Data Security, Terisa Systems and VeriSign. "These new relationships will provide the building blocks for a secure electronic commerce platform," says AOL's VP of product marketing. The online service plans to integrate the electronic commerce technologies into both its online service and its Global Network Navigator Internet access service. (Investor's Business Daily 16 May 96 A9)

Well, at least they're making moves to get cryptography to the AOL masses.... although somehow I suspect that they'll roll over and play dead for any and all GAK pressure, and won't use any variety of truly anonymous digital cash.

ATTEMPT TO BLOCK USE OF CANADIAN SATELLITES MCI Communications, AT&T and EchoStar Satellite all have filed additional complaints this week with the FCC about proposals made by rivals Tele-Communications Inc. and TelQuest Ventures that cite Ottawa's refusal to allow American companies to beam their programs into the United States as cause for the FCC to deny the application. (Toronto Financial Post 16 May 96 p3) An ex-FCC official says the American regulator is unlikely to approve the use of four Canadian satellites by US-based TelQuest Ventures and Tele-Communications Inc. to beam signals to the American market unless Canada's market is opened up to U.S. services. (Montreal Gazette 15 May 96 G3)

One wonders what the FCC would do if they weren't US-based companies, and if it weren't from satellites from such an interlocked-with-the-US country as Canada. -Allen

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