Internet: An Overview of Key Technology Policy Issues Affecting Its Use and Growth [Updated December 24, 2003]   [open pdf - 188KB]

"The continued growth of the Internet for personal, government, and business purposes may be affected by a number of issues being debated by Congress. Among them are Internet privacy, computer security, access to broadband (high-speed) services, electronic commerce (e-commerce), unsolicited commercial electronic mail ('junk e-mail' or 'spam'), Internet domain names, and government information technology management. This report provides brief summaries of those issues, as well as appendices that list related legislation pending in the 108th Congress, a list of acronyms, a discussion of related legislation passed in the 105th - 107th Congresses, and a list of other CRS reports that provide more detail on the issues."