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...DSL The Federal Network Agency has decided that Deutsche Telekom must make IP bitstream access available to its competitors. The decision not only affects ADSL, but also ADSL2+, VDSL and SDSL connections. Microsoft has begun distributing CD keys for Windows Vista RC1 The ISO image has been there for everyone to download for a few days; now Microsoft has also begun to distribute the installation keys. The one precondition for receiving such a key is a Passport account. Public broadcasters opt for GEZ fee of 5.52 euros for Internet PCs At their general meeting the directors of the ARD association of German public broadcasters have voted in favor of a "low-cost tariff solution." According to media reports Germany's second major public broadcaster ZDF has endorsed the decision. 25 years of CCC: When the battle's lost and won A quarter of a century after the founding of the Chaos Computer Club several things are now clear: The hackers were right most of the time and Pandora's box has been open for some time now. Good reasons then for keeping up the good fight. eDonkey operator throws in the towel for good MetaMachine, provider of the file-sharing programs eDonkey2000 and Overnet, has evidently called it quits. A number of Web presences have...