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How have changes in technology contributed to globalization? Would globalization have been possible without these changes in technology?

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* Development of a global telecommunications infrastructure and greater transborder data flow, using such technologies as the Internet, communication satellites and telephones
* Increase in the number of standards applied globally; e.g. copyright laws and patents

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