[Cybertel-Ann] 12.19.6 :: Then There Were Four :: Turn Off Your Computer :: Ah, Thanks, Me?!? Person of the Year?!? :: Broken Links ::

Tue Dec 19 07:42:26 PST 2006

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All of the biggest technological inventions created by
man - the airplane, the automobile, the computer -
says little about his intelligence, but speaks volumes
about his laziness.  ~Mark Kennedy

FCC's McDowell Stands By Recusal on Merger Vote,
Internet News, 12/19/2006 
Decision leaves FCC deadlocked over deal that would
create world's largest telecommunications company.
http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3649831
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/merger.htm

Commissioner McDowell's Statement Regarding His
Participation in the AT&T/BellSouth Merger
Proceeding., FCC, 12/19/2006 
Statement
http://www.fcc.gov/commissioners/mcdowell/mcdowell_att_bellsouth_statement.pdf
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/merger.htm

F.C.C. Official Withdraws From Vote on AT&T-BellSouth
Deal, NYT, 12/19/2006 
Robert M. McDowell, a former telecommunications
industry lobbyist, said he would not vote on AT&T’s
proposed buyout of BellSouth.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/19/technology/19phone.html?ex=1324184400&en=2ff54214b5e239bb&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/merger.htm

Report Ties Broadband to Economic Growth,
MuniWireless, 12/19/2006 
We have long held that that economic growth is a
compelling argument for municipal broadband. Now comes
an interesting report out of Australia that
underscores the argument. Australia’s State of the
Regions Report took a look at the country’s...
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/muniwireless/~3/63184480/1514
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/muni.htm

You -- Yes, You -- Are TIME's Person of the Year,
Time, 12/19/2006 
In 2006, the World Wide Web became a tool for bringing
together the small contributions of millions of people
and making them matter
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1569514,00.html?aid=434&from=o&to=http%3A//www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C1569514%2C00.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/firsta.htm

Please Turn Off Your Computers Over Vacation,
Techdirt, 12/19/2006 
Canon is apparently worried about the impact of people
leaving their printers and other office equipment on
over the holidays. They've done a study in the UK,
noting that a tremendous amount of energy will be
wasted by office workers leaving..
http://techdirt.com/articles/20061214/145146.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/

Save the Planet - Turn Off Your PC, IP Democracy,
12/19/2006 
How many of us actually turn off our PCs, cell phone
chargers and other digital devices when we’re not
using them? After reading this piece by Bill Thompson
for BBC News, I’m going to think twice before allowing
all my electronic...
http://www.ipdemocracy.com/archives/2006/12/16/#002203
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/

BellSouth Drops Price on Top DSL Tier - BellSouth
FastAccess DSL Xtreme 6.0 $4 cheaper, Broadband
Reports, 12/19/2006 
BellSouth today announced that they're dropping the
price on their premium DSL Internet service by $4 per
month. BellSouth FastAccess DSL Xtreme 6.0 (6Mbps) can
now be ordered by new customers for $42.95 per month.
The telcos have noted that this...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/80359
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/bs.htm

ISPs dial up profit as users go broadband, Globe and
Mail, 12/19/2006 
Economies of scale help bigger outfits profit more
from Canada's growing need to get online
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-Technology/~3/63236522/
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/isp.htm

Verizon teams with Asian companies for high-speed
cable to China, USA Today, 12/19/2006 
Verizon Communications. said Monday it and five Asian
partners will build a $500 million high-speed optical
cable linking the ..
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-TechTopStories/~3/63286277/2006-12-18-verizon-china_x.htm
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/verizon.htm

Hyperlinking put on notice, Sydney, 12/19/2006 
Australian Federal Court ruling gives the recording
industry the green light to go after individuals who
simply link to copyrighted material.
http://smh.com.au/news/web/hyperlinking-put-on-notice/2006/12/19/1166290520771.html?from=rss
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/link.htm

Australian court rules against MP3 link site, CNET,
12/19/2006 
Judges say now-defunct MP3s4free.net violated the law
by linking to copyright music, even though it didn't
host any MP3s itself.
http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-6144590.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/link.htm

Worm may be spreading via Skype chat, CW, 12/19/2006 
Experts are not in agreement about reports that a
password-stealing worm may be spreading via the
popular Skype VoIP service, but they're closely
studying reports of the spreading infection.
http://feeds.computerworld.com/~r/Computerworld/News/~3/63671334/article.do
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/worms.htm

International Spam fighters discuss strategies in
Brussels, Europa, 12/19/2006 
The European Commission hosted a two day meeting of
international spam fighters in Brussels last week.
Authorities and stakeholders from all over the world
discussed how to win the fight against spam, as well
as other on-line malpractices that threaten both
citizens and businesses.
http://europa.eu.int/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemlongdetail.cfm?item_id=3125
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/spam/

Utah’s multicity FTTH project enters phase two,
Telephony, 12/19/2006 
After several months of delays, Utah’s multicity
municipal wholesale fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network,
Utopia, is now entering its second phase of
construction, according to Paul Morris, Utopia’s
executive directorWorldwide Infrastructure Security...
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TelephonyNews/~3/61927956/utah_ftth_project_121506
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/states/ut.htm

Nuvio v FCC (DC Cir) (VoIP 911), DC Cir, 12/19/2006 
Petitioners, providers of the newly-emerging
technology of Internet telephone service, challenge an
order of the Federal Communications Commission
(“Commission” or “FCC”) that gave them only 120 days
to do what is already required of providers of
traditional telephone service: transmit 911 calls to a
local emergency authority. We deny their consolidated
petition for review because we conclude that the
Commission adequately considered not only the
technical and economic feasibility of the deadline,
inquiries made necessary by the bar against arbitrary
and capricious decision-making, but also the public
safety objectives the Commission is required to
achieve.
http://pacer.cadc.uscourts.gov/docs/common/opinions/200612/05-1248a.pdf
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/911reg.htm

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