Portal:Current events/2004 August 5
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August 5, 2004 (Thursday)
- At least seven Iraqis and a U.S. soldier die in clashes; and a U.S. helicopter is shot down, injuring two. (BBC)
- The U.S. FCC issues a preliminary ruling that providers of broadband communications (including cable modem, DSL, broadband over power line, and wireless) and VoIP communications are subject to the 1994 CALEA statutes which require providers to assist law enforcement authorities in wiretapping. (The Register)
- Assembly demo party was held in Helsinki for the 13th time.