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Battle for Web Control May Not Be Over
Nov 18 2:51 PM US/Eastern
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By MATT MOORE
Associated Press Writer


TUNIS, Tunisia


The United States claimed victory this week in the contest to keep control of the computers crucial for directing Internet traffic. But approval Friday of a plan to leave Washington squarely in charge hasn't fully ended the debate: The European Union and a host of other countries are suggesting that a new multinational forum, which delegates to a U.N. technology summit also agreed to set up, simply delays the battle for another day.

The forum, they say, still could ultimately leave several countries _ and not the United States alone _ with key decisions about domain names and the computers that direct the Internet's flow of information, commerce and dissent.