http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/fragmented-internet-could-result-failed-international-treaty-talks-1C7621189 NBC News and the Reuters news services reported 12.12.17 an analysis of the International Telecommunications Union treaty negotiation meeting that occurred in Dubai, December 3-14, 2012. 89 of the 144 attending countries signed this possibly very divisive treaty that could begin the end of the "free and open Internet" most of the globe has relied upon since 1991. The US, UK, Canada and other developed countries did not sign.