[Cybertel-Ann] 7.14.6 :: Adelphia :: Ed Felton Causes a Stir : Jon Stewart does NN :: The Ted Stevens Internet Fan Club ::

Fri Jul 14 07:53:41 PDT 2006

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poison. The nectar of Love alone can destroy the
poison of hate.
Mahatma Gandhi

FCC Tech Advisory Committee Mtg July 20, FCC,
7/14/2006 
Topics include Wireline Broadband Technologies, muni
broadband, wimax, State of Technology Developmentfor
Fixed and Mobile Wireless Broadband, broadband
security,
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1435A1.doc%3E
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/

Judge May Seek Further Review Of Telephone Company
Mergers, Networking Pipeline, 7/14/2006 
A federal judge apparently has expressed doubts about
the acquisitions of MCI and AT&T by Verizon
Communications and SBC Communications.
http://www.networkingpipeline.com/190400027?cid=rssfeed_pl_ntp
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/merger.htm

DHS Finds RFID Seriously Flawed For Border Security,
Internet Week, 7/14/2006 
A month after one of its subcommittees warned against
using radio frequency identification systems to track
people, a Department of Homeland Security audit has
found flaws in the security for RFID used at border
crossings, which could lead to unauthorized access to
a government database.
http://internetweek.cmp.com/190400178?cid=rssfeed_pl_inw
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/rfid.htm

Net Neutrality: Can the internet remain neutral?, Info
World, 7/14/2006 
It's a growing concern in the US, with Congress
getting in on the act - is 'net neutrality' defendable
or will the internet soon become a battleground
between the 'haves' and the 'have nots'?
http://www.iwr.co.uk/information-world-review/features/2160382/internet-remain-neutral
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Net Neutrality, Meet Jon Stewart, Web Pro News,
7/14/2006 
What does it take to for Net Neutrality to get
national television coverage? Was this picked up on
NBC, Fox, CNN or another major news network? Nope.
Comedy Central.
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/topnews/wpn-60-20060713NetNeutralityMeetJonStewart.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Web Ad Rivals Unite on Net Neutrality Plea to Senate,
Clickz, 7/14/2006 
Google, Yahoo, IAC/InterActiveCorp, Amazon and eBay,
themselves rivals for online marketing dollars, sent a
letter yesterday to every Senator, hoping to get Net
neutrality language added to a telecommunications bill
before it comes before the full Senate. At stake are
untold ad dollars associated with high bandwidth
content such as video.
http://www.clickz.com/news/article.php/3620031
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Responding to Felten (& Co.), squared, PK, 7/14/2006 
My response to Ed Felten’s policy recommendations
(Felten suggests we wait and see before imposing
network neutrality mandates), has garnered its own
response. Tim Lee of TechLiberation has posted two
responses (first) (second), the first of which becomes
part of Felten’s sensible follow-up, and the second of
which references this thoughtful post by EFF Chairman
Brad Templeton.
http://www.publicknowledge.org/node/528
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

The Ted Stevens Internet Fan Club, IP Democracy,
7/14/2006 
OK, I’m piling on here, but there’s just too many good
laughs to have at Senator Ted Stevens’ (R-AK) expense.
Another bit of mockery that is laugh-out loud funny:
The Ted Stevens Internet Fan Club, which has this
great song by Andrew Raff called “The Internet is a
Series of Tubes.”
http://www.ipdemocracy.com/archives/2006/07/13/index.php#001759
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Net Neutrality: Strike While the Iron Is Hot?, Ed
Felton, 7/14/2006 
Bill Herman at the Public Knowledge blog has an
interesting response to my net neutrality paper. As he
notes, my paper was mostly about the technical details
surrounding neutrality, with a short policy
recommendation at the end. Here’s the last paragraph
of my paper:
http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1041
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

New Net Neutrality Paper, Ed Felton, 7/14/2006 
I just released a new paper on net neutrality, called
Nuts and Bolts of Network Neutrality. It’s based on
several of my earlier blog posts, with some new
material.
http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1040
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

What you need to know about IPv6, CW, 7/14/2006 
How it works, when it's coming and what it means to
you.
http://feeds.computerworld.com/~r/Computerworld/News/~3/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.computerworld.com%2Faction%2Farticle.do%3Fcommand%3DviewArticleBasic%26articleId%3D9001770%26source%3Drss_news10
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/ipv6.htm

FCC Approves Adelphia/Time Warner/Comcast License
Transfer., FCC, 7/14/2006 
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today
approved the sale of substantially all of the cable
systems and assets of Adelphia Communications
Corporation to Time Warner Inc. and Comcast
Corporation, the exchange of certain cable systems and
assets between affiliates or subsidiaries of Time
Warner and Comcast, and the redemption of Comcast’s
interests in Time Warner Cable and Time Warner
Entertainment Company.
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-266394A1.doc
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/

FCC Blesses Adelphia Deal with Minor Conditions, IP
Democracy, 7/14/2006 
As expected, the FCC today gave its approval to the
purchase of bankrupt cable company Adelphia by the
nation’s number one and number two operators, Comcast
and Time Warner. By a vote of four-to-one, with
Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein dissenting (sort of),
the Commission greenlighted the $17 bil. buyout of
Adelphia, but conditioned the approval on a few
content access requirements.
http://www.ipdemocracy.com/archives/2006/07/13/index.php#001758
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/

What Do Listeners Listen To When They Listen To Radio
Online?, emarketer, 7/14/2006 
There seems to be a difference between the radio dial
and an Internet click.
http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?1004058
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/broadcast.htm

YouTube Takes Stage at Media Summit, Wash Post,
7/14/2006 
Just 17 months ago, Chad Hurley was squirreled away in
a Silicon Valley garage running up credit card debt as
he and business partner Steve Chen developed the
quirky Internet video site that became YouTube Inc.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/13/AR2006071301315.html?nav=rss_technology
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/ipv.htm

Proposed Surveillance Bill Would Sweep NSA Spying
Programs Under the Rug, EFF, 7/14/2006 
Bill Threatens Future of EFF Case and Other Legal
Challenges
http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2006_07.php#004824
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/bigbrother.htm

Homeland Security Tests Mobile Alert System, Ecommerce
Times, 7/14/2006 
The Department of Homeland Security is testing a new
digital emergency system that, once implemented, will
deliver alerts to any device that can receive a text
message. It is expected to go into effect by the end
of 2007 after testing, largely carried out through its
partnership with the Association of Public Television
Stations, is complete. The current emergency alert
system was developed during the Cold War. As
aficionados of late night network television can
attest, the technology used is in serious need of an
update.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/51741.html
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/eas.htm

Phishers try to beat banks' strong authentication,
Network World, 7/14/2006 
Scammers have found a way around new token-based
authentication systems that have been adopted by some
banks.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/071406-phishers-try-to-beat-banks.html?fsrc=netflash-rss
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/phish.htm

New Zero-day PowerPoint Attack Under Way, Internet
Week, 7/14/2006 
There's more bad news for Office users. An unpatched
bug in Microsoft's PowerPoint presentation maker is
being exploited.
http://internetweek.cmp.com/190400144?cid=rssfeed_pl_inw
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/vulnerable.htm

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