Examines an issue involving the Dept. of CommerceΒΏs National Technical Information Service (NTIS), a permanent repository & principal disseminator for scientific, technical, & engineering information. It also responds to broader NTIS issues of congressional concern regarding NTISΒΏ World News Connection (WNC), which operates an on-line foreign news service that disseminates to the public, for a fee, news obtained from the CIAΒΏs Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS). The Senate asked the author to determine whether WNCΒΏs foreign news service: (1) falls within NTISΒΏ statutory authority: & (2) is detrimental to private businesses that offer similar news services. Charts & tables.