"It
demonstrates that working together, the nations of the world can protect
people from irresponsible and dangerous corporate practices. For more information visit
http://www.researchandmarkets.

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The Consumer Information
Network, a NATT member in Kenya , recently helped expose BAT's sponsorship of a
beach holiday for members of Parliament.260.

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The US has a long history of signing but not ratifying
international humanitarian agreements, such as the Convention on the Rights of
the Child.547.

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BAT lobbied the parliamentarians to
water down key provisions of the Tobacco Control Bill currently under
consideration in Kenya, which has ratified the FCTC.

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To date,
fifty-seven countries have ratified the global tobacco treaty.
"This is a historic moment in the movement challenging irresponsible and
dangerous corporate actions around the world.

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Contacts:
Kathryn Mulvey
Cell phones in Geneva:
41.2525

David Lerner/Riptide Communications
212. DUBLIN, Ireland, Research and Markets
(http://www. The major block preventing higher usage rates is the high cost
of computers compared with incomes.

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Attempts by
Philip Morris/Altria, British American Tobacco (BAT) and Japan Tobacco
International (JTI) to prevent an effective treaty from entering into force
have proved futile ," she adds.stopcorporateabuse.0920

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Many more
ratifications are expected in coming months. Now that this global treaty has
become international law, it is no longer business as usual for Big Tobacco.76.306.5000

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3476 / 1.com/reports/c16272 ) has announced the addition
of 2005 Eastern European Broadband and Internet Market to their offering.
This annual report offers a wealth of information on the Broadband and
Internet markets in Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina , Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech
Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland ,
Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Serbia and Montenegro (formerly
Yugoslavia).

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While the Bush Administration signed the FCTC in May 2004, the US is
notably absent from the list of countries that have ratified the treaty. The Network for Accountability of
Tobacco Transnationals (NATT) includes more than 100 NGOs from over 50
countries working for a strong, enforceable FCTC .695. The average Internet penetration rate in
the ten countries which have recently joined the EU was around a third lower
than in the rest of the EU in mid-2004.

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Relying on organizing techniques including International Weeks
of Resistance to Tobacco Transnationals, Marlboro Man Awards, and the release
of a number of reports, NATT has played a key role in exposing and challenging
the attempts of giant tobacco corporations and their political allies in
wealthy countries to derail the FCTC .newscom.com/reports/c16272

Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
press@researchandmarkets.

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Throughout the negotiations, countries of Africa, Southeast Asia, the
Middle East, and the Pacific and Caribbean Islands united to make the treaty a
reality .

Subjects covered include:
- Broadband Infrastructure, Analyses and Developments;
- The broadbanding of Eastern Europe (policies, models, concept);
- CBD, Inter-City , Regional and International Networks;
- Internet Market, VPNs and VoIP;
- Web Sites , Web hosting;
- Research, Marketing, Benchmarking;
- Vision for a National Policy, Government Policies, BAG;
- Network Operators, Wholesalers and Retailers, Utilities Projects;
- xDSL, HFC, MDS, Satellite, Cable Modems, Cable Telephony;
- Wireless Broadband.

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"This treaty will save millions of lives," says Kathryn Mulvey, Executive
Director of Corporate Accountability International (formerly Infact).
Throughout the FCTC negotiating process, the US government consistently took
positions that would dilute the treaty at the expense of people's lives around
the world .
The 57 countries that have ratified the FCTC are: Armenia, Australia,
Bangladesh, Bhutan , Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Cook Islands,
Denmark, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana , Honduras, Hungary, Iceland,
India, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Madagascar , Maldives,
Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Peru, Qatar, San
Marino, Senegal, Seychelles, Singapore , Slovakia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri
Lanka, Syria, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, the United
Kingdom, Uruguay and Viet Nam.

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As the treaty takes effect, NATT will
continue to watchdog the tobacco industry's interference and support countries
in ratifying and implementing the FCTC.researchandmarkets.

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It also sets precedents for international
regulation of other industries that threaten health, the environment and human
rights.

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The treaty will change the way giant tobacco corporations operate
around the world and set an international precedent for prioritizing public
health over commercial interests. As the global community takes significant
steps to protect people 's lives, public interest organizations are urging
countries that have not yet ratified, including the US, to do so.
"February 2005 is a landmark month for international cooperation on
critical issues of protecting people and our natural resources, and the US is
missing the boat. As both the global tobacco treaty and the Kyoto Protocol
take effect with the US on the sidelines, we are calling on our government to
join with the global community in prioritizing people's lives over the profits
of giant corporations," says Mulvey.

Corporate Accountability International, formerly Infact, is a membership
organization that protects people by waging and winning campaigns challenging
irresponsible and dangerous corporate actions around the world.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040820/RESEARCH )
Internet penetration levels are low in Eastern Europe when compared with
those in Western Europe and penetration levels have a strong relationship with
GDP per capita.

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Despite Years of Intense Industry Lobbying, Tobacco Treaty Becomes
International Law Sunday , February 27th

Once Again Out of Step with International Community, US Has Not Ratified
Landmark Agreement

GENEVA, Only 11 days after the Kyoto Protocol 's
entry into force, the groundbreaking global tobacco treaty known as the
Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) will take effect on February
27, 2005.
Tobacco corporations like Philip Morris/Altria, BAT and JTI continue to
use dirty tricks to try to derail the treaty.

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With millions of lives at stake, we urge countries that have not yet ratified
to do so without delay, particularly those that took the lead during treaty
negotiations ," says Akinbode Oluwafemi of Environmental Rights Action,
Nigeria.

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Throughout the treaty process , the Network for Accountability of Tobacco
Transnationals (NATT) and other NGOs encouraged, prodded and pressured
countries to stand firm in the face of Big Tobacco's enormous political and
economic clout. Countries like Kenya and
must be vigilant in protecting their health policies from tobacco industry
interference, in accordance with the treaty's obligations. For over 25
years, we've forced corporations-like Nestle, General Electric and Philip
Morris/Altria-to stop abusive actions.

For more information visit
http://www.

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The FCTC, initiated by the World Health Organization , bans tobacco
advertising, promotion and sponsorship, and protects public health policy from
tobacco industry interference.

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First Global Public Health Treaty to Take Effect

Corporate Accountability International,
an NGO in Official Relations with the World Health Organization (WHO), played
a key role in development of the FCTC.

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Research and Markets: Lots of Surfing Yet to Do for the Latest Countries of the EU

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