From the The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Report: "Less than a quarter of the viewers of general portal sites in the Arab World are females. The dearth of female viewers might be one reason why online advertising revenues remain dismal [in the region], according to the Arab Advisors Group. Virtually all regional portals have been facing severe financial difficulties and quite a few have closed their doors, like Planetarabia... The total online ads spending in the region ranges between eight and $10 million..."
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GIPI Position Papers
- Applying Offline Defamation Laws to the Internet
- Best Practices for Telecom Reform
- Flat Rate vs Per Minute Charges for Dial-up Access
- Internet Governance: A Discussion Document
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- Mass Media Regulation and the Internet
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- Regulation of 802.11b Services
- Taxation of E-commerce
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