Congress also appointed a commission made up of politicos and business executives to explore Internet taxation.

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Both factors contributed to cementing our confidence that we could not only explore the Internet on our own, but do so quickly and without the screeching sound of a telephone modem.

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EBay has said it hopes to explore new areas of Internet commerce, and voice has become a natural add-on service.

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