- Wed Nov 13 2002 The Internet faces a free-speech test
The Supreme Court hears challenges to a pair of sex-offender laws and enters a debate that could set new rules for access to online information.
- Tue Aug 29 2000 Gateway unveils a taxing promotion
The PC maker launches a three-day campaign in which it will pick up the tax on PCs ordered at most of its Country Stores in the United States.
- Thu Aug 19 1999 Ace in race to sell online
Ace Hardware is planning to launch an e-commerce site by the end of the year and is even shopping for a venture capital firm to partner with on the new venture, sources say.
- Tue Oct 22 1996 Online travel takes off
Microsoft expands into another new business: online travel. But rather than worry, many of its competitors are hoping that the company's foray into the burgeoning business with Expedia will help expand the market for everybody.
- Tue Nov 30 1999 California county to auction foreclosed properties on Net
When it debuts Jan. 31, the online government auction offered by Riverside County through Yahoo will be the first of its kind in California, and possibly in the nation.
- Fri Apr 3 1998 FCC mulls Net telephony
The FCC is considering whether companies delivering voice calls over the Net should be regulated as long distance companies.
- Tue Dec 2 1997 Online speech: Porn, spam, and political disclosure
Congress is charged with protecting children from adult material while also upholding the First Amendment online.
- Tue Oct 16 2001 E-mail a savior amid anthrax scare
Use of e-mail could skyrocket as an ever-widening anthrax investigation turns "snail mail" into a suspicious and potentially lethal form of communication.




