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Censorship in Ethiopia enters the next phase - All Internet cafes ordered to register users
Groum Abate
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Dec. 25, 2006 - The Ethiopian Telecommunication Agency is distributing forms for Internet cafes in the country to register internet users. Sources said that the agency in collaboration with the Federal Police is disbursing the letter to all cyber cafes in Addis Ababa and other major towns.
These sources said that the form requests the internet user's ID that consists of a full name and residential address. These users would be registered and police officials would collect the form for identification. The sources said that if an internet café is found giving service to unregistered customers, the owners would be jailed for violation of the regulation with severe punishment.
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